(of unpleasant noise)
71hawk — hawk1 [ hɔk ] noun count 1. ) a large bird that kills other birds and animals for food. It is sometimes used for hunting. 2. ) a politician who prefers using military force to more peaceful methods ─ opposite DOVE => WATCH1 hawk hawk 2 [ hɔk ] …
72scraping — scrap|ing [ skreıpıŋ ] noun 1. ) scrapings plural small amounts or pieces of something that have been SCRAPED from a surface 2. ) singular a rough unpleasant noise made by something rubbing against a hard surface …
73static — stat|ic1 [ stætık ] noun uncount 1. ) unpleasant noise that you hear on a radio, television, or telephone, caused by electricity in the air 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL continuous and annoying complaints that people make about something static stat|ic… …
74blare — [[t]ble͟ə(r)[/t]] blares, blaring, blared V ERG If something such as a siren or radio blares, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise. The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring... Music blared from the flat behind me... [V n] I blared my… …
75din — [[t]dɪ̱n[/t]] N SING A din is a very loud and unpleasant noise that lasts for some time. They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd. Syn: racket …
76racket — [[t]ræ̱kɪt[/t]] rackets (The spelling racquet is also used for meanings 3 and 4.) 1) N SING A racket is a loud unpleasant noise. He makes such a racket I m afraid he disturbs the neighbours... My dream was interrupted by the most awful racket… …
77racket — racket1 (also racquet) noun 1》 a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. a snowshoe resembling this. Origin C16: from Fr. raquette (see rackets).… …
78blare — verb (I, T) to make a very loud unpleasant noise: Horns blared in the street outside my hotel window. | blaring sirens | blare out: a stereo blaring out rock music blare noun (singular) …
79caterwaul — verb (I) to make a loud high unpleasant noise like the sound a cat makes caterwaul noun (singular) …
80clatter — verb 1 (I, T) if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise: The tray fell clattering to the ground. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly and noisily: clatter over/down/along etc: The horse …
