noise (noiz)

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[Middle English, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin* nausea, discomfort, from Latin nausea, seasickness; see nausea.]

noun 

1. 1. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
   2. Sound or a sound of any kind: The only noise was the wind in the pines.
2. A loud outcry or commotion: the noise of the mob; a lot of noise over the new law.
3. Physics A disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance, that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.
4. Computer Science Irrelevant or meaningless data.
5. Informal
   1. A complaint or protest.
   2. Rumor; talk.
   3. noises. Remarks or actions intended to convey a specific impression or to attract attention: “The U.S. is making appropriately friendly noises to the new Socialist Government” (Flora Lewis)

verb: noised, nois·ing, nois·es. 

transitive verb 

To spread the rumor or report of.

intransitive verb 

1. To talk much or volubly.
2. To be noisy; make noise.

synonyms:

noise, din, racket²uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds. Noise is the least specific: deafened by the noise in the subway. A din is a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds: the din of the factory. Racket is loud, distressing noise: the racket made by trucks rolling along cobblestone streets. Uproar, pandemonium, and hullabaloo imply disorderly tumult together with loud, bewildering sound: “The evening uproar of the howling monkeys burst out” “a pandemonium of dancing and whooping, drumming and feasting” a tremendous hullabaloo in the agitated crowd. Hubbub emphasizes turbulent activity and concomitant din: the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts. Clamor is loud, usually sustained noise, as of a public outcry of dissatisfaction: “not in the clamor of the crowded street” ; a debate that was interrupted by a clamor of opposition. Babel stresses confusion of vocal sounds arising from simultaneous utterance and random mixture of languages: guests chattering in a babel of tongues at the diplomatic reception.