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Collocations for noise - noun

ADJ.

deafening, loud | awful, horrible, terrible | low, slight
The slightest noise will wake him.
sudden | funny, strange | background
There was constant background noise from the motorway.
constant, incessant | banging, buzzing, clattering, etc. | aircraft, engine, traffic | rude
One of the children made a rude noise.

VERB + NOISE

create, generate, make
the noise created by aircraft She was making a lot of noise.
hear, listen to
We could hear funny little sucking noises.
deaden, reduce
Wood is used to deaden the noise.

NOISE + VERB

come from sth
There were strange noises coming from the sitting room.
become/get/grow louder, grow, increase, rise | abate, die away/down, drop, fade away, fall
The deafening noise of the machine dropped to a rumble, then stopped.

NOISE + NOUN

level | pollution

PREP.

above/over the ~
We had to shout over the noise of the traffic.
~ from
the noise from the engine room

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