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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Sound of any kind. The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived. Bacon.

2. Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.

3. Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. "The noise goes." Shak. What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood! T. Baker. Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages. Spectator.

4. Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton. The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson.

Synonyms: Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To sound; to make a noise. Milton.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To spread by rumor or report. All these sayings were noised abroad. Luke i. 65.

2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] Dryden.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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