Sound - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |saʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word sound
Brit.  |saʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word sound

noun

- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
the sound of rain on the roof
the beautiful sound of music
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
he strained to hear the faint sounds
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
the sound awakened them
- the audible part of a transmitted signal (syn: audio)
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (syn: phone)
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water (syn: strait)
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast

verb

- appear in a certain way
This sounds interesting
- make a certain noise or sound (syn: go)
- give off a certain sound or sounds
This record sounds scratchy
- announce by means of a sound
sound the alarm
- utter with vibrating vocal chords (syn: vocalize, voice)
- cause to sound
sound the bell
sound a certain note
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line (syn: fathom)

adjective

- exercising or showing good judgment (syn: healthy, intelligent, level-headed)
a sound approach to the problem
sound advice
no sound explanation for his decision
- in excellent physical condition (syn: good)
A sound mind in a sound body
- logically valid (syn: reasoned, well-grounded)
a sound argument
- having legal efficacy or force (syn: effectual, legal)
a sound title to the property
- vigorous or severe
a sound thrashing
- free from moral defect
a man of sound character
- (of sleep) deep and complete (syn: heavy, profound, wakeless)
a sound sleeper
- complete; thorough
politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues
he has a sound understanding of the law

Extra examples

A building of sound construction

The bridge is structurally sound.

A sound mind in a sound body

The tests show that his heart is sound.

She used sound reasoning in making the decision.

She gave us some sound advice.

She has a sound understanding of the system's structure.

The stock market has made a sound recovery.

Sound travels much slower than light.

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound.

He's got a unique sound and a unique style.

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound.

From the sound of things, he might well be the same man.

It sounds like the church bells.

A motor horn sounded off behind me and scared me silly.

Phrasal verbs

sound off  — express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sound
he/she/it: sounds
present participle: sounding
past tense: sounded
past participle: sounded
noun
singular: sound
plural: sounds
adjective
comparative: sounder
superlative: soundest
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