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sound

Definition for sound

noun as in something heard or audible

verb as in give the impression

Strongest matches

appear, look, seem

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Example Sentences

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They avoided roads where the sounds of war seemed close.

“This does not sound good. I just want to know if she’s OK. We need to find her.”

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Either way, the sound of the two rikishi colliding in the first moment of the match reverberates around the hall.

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"It's just this shadow of the past that will always just - it sounds really deep - but it will come back and haunt us," she said.

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On 11 January, the crew said they were woken by the sound of helicopter rotors overhead and a US Navy ship pulling alongside.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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