noun
This piano has a tinny sound. We could hear the sound of laughter from below. I heard nothing over the sound of the crowd. Sounds of gunfire echoed in the valley
I didn't like the sound of that remark
Anyone within the sound of his voice could tell that he was angry
verb
The noises sound very close
It sounds as if you don't want to come to my party. That sounds like Russian to me
Anyone walking into the room sounds the alarm. The alarm sounds when the beam is broken
I was taught to speak clearly, to sound each consonant and vowel
Sound out those numbers loud and clear!
Today Mr Morrison was again sounding off about the service in the caf‚
adjective
When the vase was sold to you it was sound
Old Tom is as sound as ever
A business, like a building, must be built on sound foundations if it is to last
As Juvenal said, 'Mens sana in corpore sano,' or 'A sound mind in a sound body'. My old teacher gave me a lot of sound advice
Are you sure that utilities are a sound investment now?
I drank the potion and at once fell into a sound sleep
verb
Sound out the membership on their feelings about increasing the dues
The great whale sounded, almost taking the tiny boat down with it
noun
The breeze freshened as we sailed across the Sound of Mull
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