to sound
- verb
- /saʊnd/
- The music sounds better when played at a higher volume.
- sound the alarm
- sound out a word
- a voice sounded
And I think that we sounded an alarm back then.
- And I think that we sounded an alarm back then.
- Do you know what a fox sounds like when they're doing?
- You thought you thought you sounded like Lloyd Banks.
- Also crane sound so it sounds like this.
- Yeah, But they they sound like spells, kind of.
Examples
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OK, so let's hear what this sounds like now.
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I've never heard someone sound so good or so clear.
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Yeah, and also it sounds, it sounds nice as well.
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Now all this may sound like a lot of planning.
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I guess they all kind of sound a little wrong.
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This is going to sound, well, I'll just say it.
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You realize how insane you sound, right?
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And some people might think, oh, God, that sounds terribly humbling.
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I mean, we've never had a choir director to get these kids to sound so fantastic.
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You guys sound great.
Synonyms
To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away
To make a long deep sound like thunder or drums
To make a low, deep, continuous sound
To make a clear ringing sound like a bell
Make a low steady sound like a machine
To make a low steady sound like a bee
To make a sound that is loud or easy to hear
To return as a sound after bouncing off a surface like a wall or cliff
To make a deep loud sound like thunder or a cannon
To make a deep, full sound that echoes in a place
To make a loud, strong sound to show anger or give orders
To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects
To fill a room with a loud sound that echoes
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
A short part of a recorded statement on radio or television, often by a politician
- Specialized
A pattern of vibrations that moves through air, water, or solids and carries sound
- Specialized
The point near the speed of sound when a plane feels a sudden push and strong vibration
A large bay of the Pacific Ocean in northwest Washington State with many connected waterways and islands
A stretch of water between Long Island and Connecticut on the US Atlantic coast
A way of thinking or arguing that uses good reasons and evidence to show something is true
- Specialized
An opening in the top of an instrument with strings, like a guitar, that makes its sound louder
- Specialized
An audio system that plays sound very clearly with little distortion
- Specialized
The loudness of the high and low parts of a sound, for example a violin or flute
- Specialized
A set of letters that show speech sounds like the International Phonetic Alphabet
- Specialized
A device that makes pictures showing where sounds come from and how loud they are
- Specialized
A device that makes voices or music sound fuller by copying the original sound
- Specialized
A method of finding where a sound comes from by measuring how long it takes to reach microphones
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sound (verb, 'to make a noise') comes from the noun sound (a noise), so to sound is simply to produce that noise.