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make noise

make noise verb: to make a noise.

Verb

make noise (third-person singular simple present makes noise, present participle making noise, simple past and past participle made noise)

  1. (literally) To make a noise.
  2. (figuratively, informal) To applaud or cheer; to display a loud appreciation for someone or something.
    • If you got short hair, make noise!1999, “Be Faithful”, Isaac Freeman, Edmund Bini, Joseph Rizzo, Sean Combs, Schon Crawford, Clarence Emery, Bernard Edwards, Faith Evans, Ronald Lawrence, Nile Rodgers, James Alexander, Ben Cauley...
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic) To scold, condemn, or criticize very harshly.

make noise meaning in Tamil

make noise in Tamil

to make a sound
சத்தம் போடு cattam pōṭu, பிட்கு piṭku, சவுண்டு கொடு cavuṇṭu koṭu

Forms of make noise

third-person singular presentmakes noise
present participlemaking noise
past participlemade noise
pastmade noise

Origin of make noise

Sense 3 is likely a semantic loan from Tamil சத்தம் போடு (cattam pōṭu).

Questions about make noise

What does make noise mean?
Make noise means to make a noise.
What is make noise in Tamil?
Make noise in Tamil is சத்தம் போடு (cattam pōṭu), பிட்கு (piṭku), சவுண்டு கொடு (cavuṇṭu koṭu). See Make noise meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is make noise?
Make noise is a verb.
What is the past tense of make noise?
The past tense of make noise is made noise.

Words near make noise in the dictionary

  1. make nice
  2. make no bones about
  3. make no mistake
  4. make no odds
  5. make no secret of
  6. make noise
  7. make noises
  8. make nothing of
  9. make of
  10. make off
  11. make off with

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