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make noises

make noises verb: to talk or drop hints on a topic.

Verb

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

  1. To talk or drop hints on a topic.
    • My mother-in-law has been making noises about coming to stay for the summer.

Forms of make noises

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

Questions about make noises

What does make noises mean?
Make noises means to talk or drop hints on a topic.
What part of speech is make noises?
Make noises is a verb.
What is the past tense of make noises?
The past tense of make noises is made noises.

Words near make noises in the dictionary

  1. make no bones about
  2. make no mistake
  3. make no odds
  4. make no secret of
  5. make noise
  6. make noises
  7. make nothing of
  8. make of
  9. make off
  10. make off with
  11. make off without payment

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