(of unpleasant noise)
61brake — brake1 [breık] n 1.) a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop ▪ Test your brakes after driving through water. ▪ Moira slammed on the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) and skidded to a halt. ▪ I managed to …
62caterwaul — cat|er|waul [ˈkætəwo:l US tərwo:l] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cat + waul [i] to cry out (15 20 centuries) (from the sound)] to make a loud high unpleasant noise like the sound a cat makes >caterwauling n [U] ▪ the sound of drunken… …
63clatter — clat|ter [ˈklætə US ər] v [: Old English; Origin: clatrian] 1.) if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise ▪ The tray slipped and clattered to the floor. 2.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move… …
64din — din1 [dın] n [singular] [: Old English; Origin: dyne] a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time din of ▪ The din of the engines was deafening. above the din ▪ Ged was trying to make himself heard above the din. din 2 din2 v past… …
65gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] …
66row — row1 W2S2 [rəu US rou] n 1.) a line of things or people next to each other →↑column row of ▪ a row of houses ▪ rows of trees in a row ▪ The children were asked to stand in a row. ▪ row upon row (=many …
67rowdy — row|dy1 [ˈraudi] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from row unpleasant noise (18 21 centuries)] behaving in a noisy rough way that is likely to cause arguments and fighting ▪ gangs of rowdy youths >rowdily adv >rowdiness n [U]… …
68abatement — a|bate|ment [ ə beıtmənt ] noun uncount FORMAL a reduction in something harmful or unpleasant: noise/pollution abatement …
69banshee — ban|shee [ bænʃi ] noun wail/howl/scream like a banshee to make a lot of unpleasant noise by shouting or crying …
70din — din1 [ dın ] noun singular a very loud unpleasant noise that lasts for a long time: RACKET din din 2 [ dın ] verb ,din into phrasal verb transitive din something into someone to teach something to someone by repeating it many times in a very… …
