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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Tinkle :: Tinkle (v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound..
Grunt :: Grunt (n.) A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog..
Continuant :: Continuant (n.) A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
Voiced :: Voiced (a.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
Nonsane :: Nonsane (a.) Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory..
Cacophonious :: Cacophonious (a.) Harsh-sounding.
Resound :: Resound (v. t.) To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate..
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
Deafening :: Deafening (n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging..
Creaking :: Creaking (n.) A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound..
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise..
Croak :: Croak (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound..
Tympanize :: Tympanize (v. t.) To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum..
Wise :: Wise (v.) Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious..
Implosion :: Implosion (n.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany..
Judiciousness :: Judiciousness (n.) The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound..
Cherup :: Cherup (v. i.) To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. i.) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n..
Babel :: Babel (n.) Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages..
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