frightful racket

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

used to describe a very loud and unpleasant noise

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Examples (20)

  • The neighbors are making a frightful racket again at midnight.
  • What is that frightful racket coming from the kitchen?
  • What a frightful racket the construction site has been making all week!
  • The neighbor's dog was making a frightful racket all night long.
  • I woke up to a frightful racket coming from the alley.
  • I couldn't sleep because of the frightful racket the wind was making.
  • Could you stop making such a frightful racket while the baby is sleeping?
  • Stop making such a frightful racket while I'm on the phone!
  • There was a frightful racket in the stadium as the final whistle blew.
  • The old engine started up with a frightful racket and a cloud of smoke.
  • The old engine started with a frightful racket and a cloud of smoke.
  • We heard a frightful racket downstairs and went to investigate.
  • By the time we arrived, a frightful racket had already filled the hall.
  • The children were kicked out of the library for making a frightful racket.
  • Who’s responsible for that frightful racket in the hallway?
  • It's hard to concentrate with that frightful racket from the construction site.
  • If they keep up this frightful racket, I’ll call the building manager.
  • The birds in the garden were making a frightful racket at dawn.
  • The rehearsal produced a frightful racket, though the performance was flawless.
  • He dropped the tray of glasses, making a frightful racket in the quiet restaurant.