make noises

verb

To talk or drop hints on a topic.

“My mother-in-law has been making noises about coming to stay for the summer.”

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Meanings

verbmake noises (third-person singular simple present makes noises, present participle making noises, simple past and past participle made noises)

present singular third person makes noises · participle present making noises · participle past made noises · past made noises

  1. To talk or drop hints on a topic.

    My mother-in-law has been making noises about coming to stay for the summer.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make noises,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20noises.

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