noised
Circulated through gossip
Noised appears almost exclusively in the phrase noised about or noised abroad, meaning spread by rumor or word of mouth: It was noised about that the company would be sold.
The construction is old-fashioned and literary, surviving mainly in biblical or formal registers.
The past participle of noise used as a verb—to make something known through talk.
Loud persistent noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
commotion · clatter · rumble · hubbub · tumult · blare · drone · static
Spoke without full voice
- gossipedSpread private talk
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- circulatedDistributed widely
- spreadTo distribute widely
leaked · murmured · hinted · intimated · suggested · bandied · bruited · reported
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- staticWithout motion or change
- distortionTwisting from original state
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- fuzzFine downy fibers
artifact · corruption · degradation · hiss · crackle · snow · pixelation · glitch
clamor
Loud persistent noise
cacophony · commotion · clatter · rumble · hubbub · tumult · blare · drone · static · hum
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- gossipedSpread private talk
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- circulatedDistributed widely
spread · leaked · murmured · hinted · intimated · suggested · bandied · bruited · reported · alleged
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- staticWithout motion or change
- distortionTwisting from original state
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
fuzz · artifact · corruption · degradation · hiss · crackle · snow · pixelation · glitch · jitter
startled
Abruptly surprised or alarmed
scattered · alarmed · agitated · unsettled · disrupted · frightened · panicked · bolted · fled
noisedproclaimed
Declared in public
decreed · gazetted · published · promulgated · issued
noisedhushed up
Concealed from disclosure
suppressed · concealed · silenced · covered up · hidden
- make noiseGenerate audible vibrations
- white noiseConstant random sound
- loud noisesHigh-decibel disturbances
- background noiseIncidental surrounding sounds
- noise complaintsObjections to excessive volume
- make some noiseCreate audible commotion
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