Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sound
IPA transcription: [s'aʊnd]
Pronunciations of sound
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
  • Synonyms: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
    Meaning: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
  • Synonyms: good, sound
    Meaning: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
  • Synonyms: sound, auditory_sensation
    Meaning: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
  • Synonyms: audio, sound
    Meaning: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
  • Synonyms: phone, speech_sound, sound
    Meaning: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
  • Synonyms: sound, go
    Meaning: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
  • Synonyms: sound
    Meaning: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
  • Synonyms: voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
    Meaning: utter with vibrating vocal chords
Usage examples
  • Sound asleep!
  • Do you hear that sound?"
  • "Not a sound!" I answered.
  • "It must sound so pretty!"
  • It was a significant sound.
  • It may sound strange to you
  • It gave forth a wooden sound.
  • There was a slight rending sound.
  • "They sound desperate," Dal said.
  • His lips moved, but no sound came.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sound Transit, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Smashing Pumpkins, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording U2, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pulitzer Prize, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Alleyway, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Moe Berg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gemination, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Compact Cassette, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Greatest Hits (Lost), License CC BY-SA 4.0