Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet..

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Eutrophy :: Eutrophy (n.) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
Tablature :: Tablature (n.) An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters and other signs instead of by notes.
Humming :: Humming (n.) A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring.
Paronomasia :: Paronomasia (n.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning..
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Knit :: Knit (v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
Trill :: Trill (v. i.) To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Phonetism :: Phonetism (n.) The science which treats of vocal sounds.
Chatter :: Chatter (v. i.) To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct..
Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) One who sounds a trumpet.
Acoustic :: Acoustic (a.) Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory..
Raspy :: Raspy (a.) Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating..
Ping :: Ping (n.) The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.
Swinge :: Swinge (v. t.) To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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