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Definitions

sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


Example Sentences

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“He’s trying to sound threatening and crazy,” Tim Pool, a social media personality with more than two million followers, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And while it may look like they have been taking a break, the group say they have been constantly working to evolve their sound and act.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The company’s goal is to eventually develop a hypersonic plane reaching Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and Southern California has the engineering talent base to help achieve that, executives said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

For Bennett, the emergence of modern country music in the early 2000s -- with a highly polished, more pop sound and repeated "melodic shapes" -- is key.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

We were no longer hearing the sound of guns behind us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo