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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #126740: Vocabulary: Noise or silence
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    Vocabulary: Noise or silence


    NOISE!  ... One of the scourges of our Time! Noise is everywhere and takes many different forms... 

     

     

     

    We need words to recognize its nature, identify it, and possibly fight it... 

     

    I) Making some noise...

      

                      

                                                                        Muffled sounds can hardly be heard...

     

     A noise / noisy/ noisily                                                                                                 
     To make a noise 
     Noiseless 
     Silent 
     Quiet/ quietness
     To be quiet/ Quiet please!  

     

      

      Deaf=> deafening

     

      Faint/ slight 
     To muffle a sound                                                                                                        
     Loud
     Deafening 
     A din/ a racket 
     An uproar
     An echo/ to echo
     Shrill/ high-pitched          
     Discordant/ jarring 
     To jar
     Piercing 
     Low
     Deep/ low-pitched

    In order to be able to remember the different ways of shouting and the noises assaulting us 

    regularly, please, go to lesson test

     

             

     

    II) Expressions and idioms: 

    - To make a hue and cry: a confused racket

    - To have a big mouth: to gossip, to talk

    - To tell tales out of school: to spread gossip

    - The gift of tongues (learning new languages easily) 

    - To spread the word: to be passing on the message 

    - To raise the devil: to cause a commotion or disturbance/ to celebrate wildly;

    - Whoop it up: to celebrate noisily.

    - A monkey business: a foolish, playful, or mischievous behaviour.

    - To badmouth: to speak ill of somebody (to blether about)

    - To blow one's horn/ one's trumpet: to boast

        

    There you are! Ready for the test... Go for it! and thanks for working with me.

     



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