racket
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈrækɪt/
- I couldn't concentrate on my work because of the loud racket from the party next door.
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Watch on YouTubeShe's watching towards the kennel in the woods and this awful racket, right?
- She's watching towards the kennel in the woods and this awful racket, right?
- But in any case, we kids love this thing and we'd get it out and we'd just make a lot of racket with it.
Examples
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So was it you who was making all that racket last night?
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Voices were bombarding him, rising in intensity and volume; the racket was getting loud, almost deafening...
Fiction book (1991) -
Are you going to be making that racket for long?
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Do you make that racket every time it's lunch, then?
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What is all the racket?
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The metal wheels made a real racket on the wood floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
What's with all the racket?
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I can't do this with all that racket!
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Clanking pans and rushing water made a racket in the kitchen.
Fiction book (1995) -
Joe indicated an open window, through which came the racket of a steam drill and carpenters' hammers.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you
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5.2
A loud metallic sound that often repeats or echoes
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5.5
A loud continuous noise that repeats and sounds forceful
A long, very high sound that hurts the ears
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Compounds
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2.6
A light, long-handled frame with strings used to hit the shuttlecock in badminton
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3.4
A light piece of sports equipment with a long handle and a small oval head used to play squash
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Etymology
Racket meaning a loud noise likely comes from an old imitating word that sounds like a busy, noisy scene, so thinking of a big 'racket' helps you remember it means a loud, unpleasant noise.