incessant noise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincessantandnoise
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incessant
adjective
uk/ɪnˈses.ənt/us/ɪnˈses.ənt/
never stopping, especially in an annoying or ...
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noise
noun
uk/nɔɪz/us/nɔɪz/
a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, ...
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(Definition ofincessantandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The "incessantnoiseof the children, not to mention the continual scolding of the servants" is, she writes, "the most distressing thing in the world" (110).
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Theirincessantnoisecan keep residents for miles around awake all night.
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The bother to suburban life is theincessantnoise.
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Thisincessantnoisehas severe social repercussions in the villages along that road.
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This indicates the harm that is done to people who work inincessantnoise.
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The same applies to a man who is terrified in a helicopter or a man who is subjected toincessantnoise.
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Again and again we hear reports of the effect ofincessantnoiseupon our nerves, health and expectation of life.
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But what of the factory workers themselves who are subject all their lives toincessantnoiseand who begin to lose their hearing at a comparatively early age?
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It is the belief of many of us that theincessantnoiseof the machinery prevents miners from detecting the danger of a fall of roof.
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Road traffic also produces considerable,incessantnoisepollution, which millions of people living beside roads and motorways as well as the humble pedestrian have to suffer on a daily basis.
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Competitors believed theincessantnoisehampered the ability of the players to get their rest, and degraded the quality of team performance.
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First and foremost is obviously theincessantnoiseof aeroplanes landing at the airport.
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There are also the incessant noises of everyday life which though less intense are a source of nuisance and damage human beings without being directly noticed.
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There were extensive heaths and wild places, largely uninhabited, with no industrial smoke, nothing faster on the roads than a horse, no incessant noises from the sky.
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Apart from the noise and gases released by factories, pollution is also caused by the vehicles which carry materials to and from factories, which can cause incessant noises and smoke.
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