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   Sound

   /sound/

   

   noun

   • 1. vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear: "light travels faster than sound"
   • ▪ a thing that can be heard: "she heard the sound of voices in the hall" Similar noisenotedinracketrowbangreporthubbubresonancereverberationOpposite silence
   • ▪ the area or distance within which something can be heard: "we were always within sound of the train whistles" Similar hearing distancehearingdistanceearshotrange
   • 2. sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations, as opposed to noise.
   • 3. music, speech, and sound effects when recorded, used to accompany a film or video production, or broadcast: "a sound studio"
   • ▪ broadcasting by radio as distinct from television.
   • ▪ the distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular musical instrument: "the sound of the Beatles" Similar musictonesnotechord
   • ▪ music, especially popular music: informal "sounds of the Sixties"
   • 4. the ideas or impressions conveyed by words: "you've had a hard day, by the sound of it" Similar ideathoughtconceptimpressionprospectdescription

   verb

   • 1. emit or cause to emit sound: "a loud buzzer sounded" Similar go (off)resonateresoundreverberateblowblareringchimepealtolldingclangoperateset offplayblowblasttootblareringchimepealtolldingclangliterary:wind
   • ▪ give an audible signal to indicate (something): "a different bell begins to sound midnight"
   • ▪ express or convey (a warning): "pharmaceutical companies are sounding the alarm about counterfeit drugs"
   • ▪ test (the lungs or another body cavity) by noting the sound they produce: "the doctor sounded her chest"
   • 2. convey a specified impression when heard: "he sounded worried"
   • ▪ (of something or someone that has been described to one) convey a specified impression: "it sounds as though you really do believe that" Similar appear to beappearlooklook to belook likeseemseem to behave the appearance/air of beinggive/create the impression of beingstrike someone as beinggive every indication of beingappearlookseemgive/create the impression thatstrike someone thatgive every indication thatinformal:look like

   Word Origin Middle Englishsoun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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