food noise: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • Audible sounds produced by eating, chewing, or handling food.

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  • During the dinner, the food noise from the kids was louder than usual, making it hard to hear the conversation.

    Durante la cena, los ruidos de comida de los niños fueron más fuertes de lo habitual, dificultando escuchar la conversación.

  • I turned off the TV because the food noise from the cooking show was distracting me while I worked.

    Apagué la televisión porque el ruido de comida del programa de cocina me distraía mientras trabajaba.

  • Have you noticed how some people’s food noise can be quite loud when they eat crunchy snacks?

    ¿Has notado cómo el ruido de comida de algunas personas puede ser bastante fuerte cuando comen snacks crujientes?

  • The restaurant’s open kitchen meant that all the food noises—chopping, sizzling, clattering—were clearly audible to diners.

    La cocina abierta del restaurante hacía que todos los ruidos de comida — cortar, chisporrotear, chocar — fueran claramente audibles para los comensales.

• 2.

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  • A mental preoccupation with food that is distinct from physiological hunger or cravings and that tends to prompt unnecessary or excessive eating.

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  • Lately, I've been struggling with food noise, constantly thinking about snacks even though I'm not really hungry.

    Últimamente, he estado lidiando con la obsesión por la comida, pensando constantemente en bocadillos aunque no tenga hambre.

  • When stressed, her food noise increases, leading her to eat more than she needs just for comfort.

    Cuando está estresada, su obsesión por la comida aumenta, llevándola a comer más de lo necesario solo por consuelo.

  • He admitted that his food noise was making it difficult to stick to his diet plan.

    Admitió que su obsesión por la comida dificultaba seguir su plan de dieta.