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- pronunciation:
- saUnd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- sound out
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything that people or animals can hear with their ears.
I love the sound of the sea.- similar words:
- noise
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| definition 2: |
the range in which something may be heard.
Are they within the sound of my voice?- synonyms:
- hearing, range
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| definition 3: |
the impression given.
The sound of your idea worries me.- synonyms:
- implication, tone
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| related words: |
music, pitch, toll, tone, volume |
adjective + (n.)sound
audible,
buzzing,
clicking,
cracking,
crashing,
deafening,
digital,
distant,
distinctive,
faint,
familiar,
gentle,
gurgling,
harsh,
hissing,
hollow,
horrible,
loud,
metallic,
muffled,
musical,
popping,
rhythmic,
rumbling,
scraping,
sharp,
soft,
soothing,
strange,
sucking
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verb + (n.)sound
awaken, click, drown, emit, hear, imitate, listen, muffle, record, startle, suck, utter, wake
(n.)sound
+ verb
bite, echo, fade
noun + (n.)sound
ear, graphic, lighting, noise, ringing, sight, speaker, speed, stereo, surround, vowel, whistling
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sounds, sounding, sounded |
| definition 1: |
to make or send forth sound.
Thunder sounded in the distance.When the alarm sounded, everyone had to leave the building.- similar words:
- chime, clang, echo, peal, resound, ring, rumble, toll
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| definition 2: |
to give an impression of being a certain way when heard about or read about.
That sounds very odd to me.He told us about the accident and it sounded very serious.All the desserts sound good, so I can't decide.- synonyms:
- appear, seem
- similar words:
- come across, look
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| definition 3: |
to seem a certain way when heard by the ears.
You sound hoarse this morning. Do you have a cold?Tina sounded upset, so I asked her what was wrong.The noise sounded like an animal, but I'm not really sure. |
| definition 4: |
to cause to send forth sound.
He sounded the bell for lunch.- similar words:
- chime, clang, clank, clink, echo, resound, ring, rumble, tinkle, toll
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| definition 5: |
to announce with or as if with a sound.
The officer sounded the alarm.- synonyms:
- signal
- similar words:
- announce, blare, chime, declare, peal, pronounce, ring, toll, trumpet, voice
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| definition 6: |
to say aloud.
He sounds his words carefully.- synonyms:
- pronounce, say, speak, utter
- similar words:
- articulate, enunciate, voice
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| related words: |
blow, seem, sing, speak |
adverb + (v.)sound
fundamentally, sure
(v.)sound
+ adverb
awfully, bit, little, loud, pretty, suspiciously
(v.)sound
+ noun
alarm, fun, warning
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| phrase: |
sound out |
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