a dull roar

A low level of noise. Kids, when you work together, please keep it down to a dull roar.

dull roar

n. a relatively quiet degree of noisiness. Try to keep it at a dull roar if you can.

See also: dull, roar

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This front-page event was attended by a transfixed mob (including many former Pruitt-lgoe residents) that reportedly let out a dull roar as the buildings fell--and it is this spectacle of collective catharsis, more than the simple fact of the buildings' demise, that drives the drawings and sculptures in Michael Rakowitz's New York solo debut.

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Often, the din of the children -- who, by the way, love to go to church to see their friends and exchange the peace -- became a dull roar and the noise crept into the church proper.

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So these kids killed their parents because Mom came down to the basement and asked them to keep the noise to a dull roar. How many of us thought about doing the same thing, only held off because we were afraid our allowance might be severely reduced?