n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1 a : to cause to sound < sound a trumpet> b : PRONOUNCE 3A
2 : to put into words : VOICE
3 a : to make known : PROCLAIM b : to order, signal, or indicate by a sound < sound the alarm>
4 : to examine by causing to emit sounds < sound the lungs>
5 chiefly British : to convey the impression of : sound like <that sound s a logical use of resources ― Economist >
intransitive verb
1 a : to make a sound b : RESOUND c : to give a summons by sound <the bugle sound s to battle>
2 : to make or convey an impression especially when heard <it sound s good to me> <you sound just like your mother>
– sound · able \ ' sau ̇ n-d ə -b ə l \ adjective