background noise
Frequency: 8.535.0 per million words
general sounds in the environment, such as from traffic or conversations
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Examples (10)
- There was constant background noise from the road.
- The distant chatter served as pleasant background noise during his work.
- She found it hard to concentrate with so much background noise in the cafe.
- They tried to eliminate all background noise for the recording.
- His headphones effectively blocked out the background noise on the train.
- Can you reduce the background noise? I can barely hear you.
- The hum of the air conditioner became mere background noise after a while.
- Children's laughter provided a cheerful background noise to the picnic.
- Too much background noise can be very distracting during an interview.
- Special microphones are used to filter out unwanted background noise.