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The phrase "making noises about" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to someone or something that is saying something in a vague or indirect way. Example: The government has been making noises about increasing taxes, but no concrete plans have been released yet.
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He is making noises about retiring.
Longtime rulers have begun making noises about reform.
The Communist Party has been making noises about running its own election campaigns.
And Mr. van Praag has also been making noises about leaving, these people say.
And by fall, Community Board 8 was making noises about urging that the stand be moved.
Unquestionably a winner, but not always a pleasant one, Mourinho is making noises about returning to London.
Updated, 8 50 p.m. | When Carl C. Icahn starts making noises about a company, executives usually listen.
"I look back to when I was about 40 and Jack was about 50 and making noises about retirement.
Anyway, OTTO is now making noises about breaking free and becoming Chinese, which distresses the gentler otto.
Three months ago, there were pro-gun senators — including Reid — who were making noises about coming around on assault weapons.
His expertise includes elections issues like term limits, which some members have been making noises about revisiting, and redistricting.
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