make noise

English

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. (informal, figuratively) To applaud or cheer; to display a loud appreciation for someone or something.
    • 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, Johnny Hammond, Allen Jones, William McLean, Andres Titus (music) (Compact Disc), performed by Fatman Scoop, United States: AV8:
      If you got short hair, make noise!
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic) To scold, condemn, or criticize very harshly.

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