Activity.
Celebration.
Chaos or stress.
Anger or other feelings.
When ongoing noise stops, the silence can represent the completion of a phase, or the end of whatever the noise represents (activity, intention, persistence, etc.).
A specific noise (such as a bell ringing or gunshot) can signify an important event or symbol in the dream.
For more clues, consider the type of noise, how you felt about it, and its context.
See also: the specific type of sound.
Some oracles believe that dreaming of loud noises presages the obtaining of a new job. [2]
To hear a loud or strange noise in your dream may also represent a breakthrough in your personal struggles. Perhaps you have burst through a barrier of resistance which had been holding you back for a long time. [3]
If this is not the case, look up the symbol that the sound could have come from (i.e. CD player, hammer, etc.). Noise can reveal a great deal about the context and subtext of the dream. Consider the feeling tone. [4]
A bell ringing, for instance, might become a school bell. [6]
If the noise awakes you, there will be a sudden change in your affairs. [9]
The louder the Noise, the more serious the result. [10]
2. Gossip is in the air. [13]
2. Irritation;
3. Fright. Is. 31:4; Jer. 46:17; Amos 5:3. [14]