confused+noise

  • 91din — [[t]dɪn[/t]] n. v. dinned, din•ning 1) a loud, confused noise; a continued tumultuous sound 2) to assail with a din 3) to utter with clamor or persistent repetition 4) to make a din • Etymology: bef. 900; ME din(e), OE dyne, dynn syn: See noise …

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  • 92hubbub — hub•bub [[t]ˈhʌb ʌb[/t]] n. 1) a loud, confused noise 2) tumult; disorder • Etymology: 1545–55; appar. of Ir orig. syn: See noise …

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  • 93katzenjammer — noun 1. loud confused noise from many sources • Syn: ↑hubbub, ↑uproar, ↑brouhaha • Derivationally related forms: ↑uproarious (for: ↑uproar) • Hypernyms …

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  • 94chirm — I. ˈchərm, ˈchi(ə)rm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cirm; akin to Old Irish gairm cry, shout, Old English cearu anxiety, sorrow more at care dialect …

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  • 95mur´mur|ing|ly — mur|mur|ing «MUR muhr ihng», noun, adjective. –n. a continuous murmur; low, confused noise: »As when you hear the murmuring of a throng (Michael Drayton). –adj. 1. having a low, continuous noise: »murmuring sound. 2. grumbling; complaining:… …

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  • 96mur|mur|ing — «MUR muhr ihng», noun, adjective. –n. a continuous murmur; low, confused noise: »As when you hear the murmuring of a throng (Michael Drayton). –adj. 1. having a low, continuous noise: »murmuring sound. 2. grumbling; complaining: »the…rock out of… …

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  • 97ru´mor|er — ru|mor «ROO muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a story or statement talked of as news without any proof that it is true: »The rumor spread that a new school would be built here. The rumor of what had happened…had spread about the premises (Arnold Bennett) …

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  • 98ru|mor — «ROO muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a story or statement talked of as news without any proof that it is true: »The rumor spread that a new school would be built here. The rumor of what had happened…had spread about the premises (Arnold Bennett).… …

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  • 99Brawling — Brawl ing, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. [1913 Webster] She is an irksome brawling scold. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Making a loud confused noise. See {Brawl}, v. i., 3. [1913 Webster] A brawling stream. J. S. Shairp. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100Chirm — Churme Churme, Chirm Chirm, n. [See {Chirm}.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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