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making noise

making noise is the present participle and gerund of make noise.

Meaning of make 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.

Questions about making noise

What is making noise the present participle and gerund of?
Making noise is the present participle and gerund of make noise.

Words near making noise in the dictionary

  1. making news
  2. making nice
  3. making no bones about
  4. making no odds
  5. making no secret of
  6. making noise
  7. making of
  8. making off
  9. making off with
  10. making off without payment
  11. making ofs

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