SOUND


Meaning of SOUND in English

n. 25B6; noun

the sound of the car : NOISE, note; din, racket, row, hubbub; resonance, reverberation.

she did not make a sound : UTTERANCE, cry, word, noise, peep; informal cheep.

the sound of the flute : MUSIC, tone, notes.

I don't like the sound of that : IDEA, thought, concept, prospect, description.

we're within sound of the sea : EARSHOT, hearing (distance), range.

acoustic, sonic, aural, audio-, sono-.

silence.

25B6; verb

the buzzer sounded : MAKE A NOISE, resonate, resound, reverberate, go off, blare; ring, chime, peal.

drivers must sound their horns : BLOW, blast, toot, blare; operate, set off; ring.

do you sound the ‘h’? : PRONOUNCE, verbalize, voice, enunciate, articulate, vocalize, say.

she sounded a warning : UTTER, voice, deliver, express, speak, announce, pronounce.

it sounds a crazy idea : APPEAR, look (like), seem, strike someone as being, give every indication of being.

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