■ noun
1》 a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or disturbing.
↘continuous or repeated loud, confused sounds.
2》 ( ~s ) conventional remarks expressing some emotion or purpose: the government made tough ~s about defending sterling.
3》 technical irregular fluctuations accompanying and tending to obscure an electrical signal or other significant phenomenon.
■ verb archaic
1》 (usu. be ~d about ) talk about or make known publicly.
2》 make much ~.
Phrases
make a ~ speak or act in a way designed to attract attention.
~s off sounds made offstage to be heard by the audience of a play.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. nausea (see nausea ).