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> 彼{かれ}らは騒々{そうぞう}しいことおびただしい They are making a terrible noise [racket].

I don't know if that's 事 or 言, or 殊 (or something else?) so no idea where to
even start looking...
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What does こと mean in 彼らは騒々しいことおびただしい?
I'm fairly sure it's a nominalizer converting the adjective 騒々しい into a noun.
In English it would mean "thing" with 騒々しいこと meaning the "noisy thing."

It's not usually written as a kanji, but 事 is the one to pick.
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> 「[連体形]{れんたいけい} of Verb or Adjective + **こと** + adjective expressing an
> extreme degree」

is a fairly common set phrase used to describe an unusually large number or
high frequency. It is used most often when the speaker has a **_negative_**
opinion of the fact being described.

「連体形」 means the attributive form. 「こと」 nominalizes the preceding verb or
adjective **_and_** , at the same time, emphasizes its meaning.

こと = 事, but hiragana is preferred for this usage these days.
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