noisemaker

Example Sentences

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The engine is so quiet that it has a noisemaker — emitting a high-pitched hum like a synthesizer — as a safety measure, so pedestrians hear the bus rolling up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Coast Guard also requires paddlers to have a whistle or other noisemaker to warn boats.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

At the event, held outdoors in the Lekki neighbourhood of Lagos, the awards on offer included "head boy" for the cleanest school uniform, "punctuality prefect" and "most noisemaker."

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021

One device is a noisemaker; another is a pull toy connected to a jar filled with non-recyclable snack packaging.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

A human noisemaker flooding the woods with laughter and scaring away all fish within a quarter of a mile.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez