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sounder

sounder

1 9.2
A group of wild pigs that live and move together
  • noun
  • /ˈsaʊndər/
translation icon : piara
  • The hunter tracked the sounder as they moved through the dense underbrush.
  • Sounder
  • Sounder howls

Examples

  • A sounder can consist of several females and one dominant male.

  • Had there been a sounder argument available, I am sure he would have found it and used it.

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  • I live near a hub of several bus networks, and I take the Sounder train in to work.

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  • Mostly known because, when swine get it, farmers have to wipe out the entire sounder.

  • Considering the recent history of the Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake, extra time is a distinct possibility.

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  • Sounder has the speed to make a reverse commute from Seattle/Bellevue to Tacoma a reasonable proposition.

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  • But nah, I supported the Sounder non-MLS team for around 15 years, before that FC Seattle (there were about 50 of us there at those games), before that Sounder NASL.

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  • But nah, I supported the Sounder non-MLS team for around 15 years, before that FC Seattle (there were about 50 of us there at those games), before that Sounder NASL.

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  • However, there’s no question that Dodd-Frank, however flawed, is contributing to a safer and sounder banking system.

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  • We spotted a sounder of wild pigs foraging in the forest.

Compounds

echo sounder
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A device that measures water depth by sending sound and timing the echo

How Large

throng
28 5.9
horde
68 3.4
herd
142 1.0
sounder
1 9.2
to pair
  • NSFW
8 5.7

Surface Forms

sounder singular
sounders plural

Etymology

The word sounder for a group of wild pigs has an old and unclear origin, so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine many pigs making 'sound' together; also sounder can simply mean 'one that makes a sound', from sound + -er, which fits the noisy image.