Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient..

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Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects..
Ideography :: Ideography (n.) The representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc..
Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.
Hottentot :: Hottentot (n.) The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds..
Triphthong :: Triphthong (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs..
Din :: Din (n.) To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries..
Bladder :: Bladder (n.) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound..
Fluework :: Fluework (n.) A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork.
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound..
Bruit :: Bruit (n.) An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation..
Voiceful :: Voiceful (a.) Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many voices; vocal; sounding.
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear..
Audience :: Audience (a.) The act of hearing; attention to sounds.
Resown :: Resown (v.) To resound.
Raucity :: Raucity (n.) Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice..
Pur :: Pur (n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure..
Swim :: Swim (n.) The sound, or air bladder, of a fish..
Wolf :: Wolf (a.) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy..
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