The energy she displayed, to judge by the cheerful noises of it, was almost perturbing.

The cheerful noise faded behind them; their wake lengthened across the glassy sea.

The cheerful noise made it plain everyone thought this was more fun, though.

One by one the students returned, filling the corridors and the public rooms with cheerful noise.

And there were two drummers, beating up a cheerful noise.

There was singing and guitar playing from one side of the room, cheerful noises, above a general level of easy conversation.

It made a nice little noise - very cheerful, Anne thought - and gleamed brightly in the light of their torches.

The old man laughed, a cheerful rusty noise.

The crowd's cheerful noise and laughter ceased abruptly, changing to low, angry mutterings.

Gifford had asked her many nights after that, when they sat on the porch talking over the cheerful noise of the Avenue traffic.