noises

noun

(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

Any sound.

(figurative, by extension) Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.

(technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.

(statistics) Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.

Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

Rumour or complaint.

(informal) Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.

(music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.

(genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.

(obsolete) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.

verb

(intransitive) To make a noise; to sound.

(transitive) To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.

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