Definition of sound

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Sound (v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention..

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Bethump :: Bethump (v. t.) To beat or thump soundly.
Mouillation :: Mouillation (n.) The act of uttering the sound of a mouille letter.
Ironsmith :: Ironsmith (n.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith..
Whimper :: Whimper (n.) A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief..
Participle :: Participle (n.) A part of speech partaking of the nature both verb and adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective, modifying a noun, but taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare participles..
Undulation :: Undulation (n.) The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound..
J :: "J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably..
Dumb :: Dumb (a.) Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes..
Ring :: Ring (v. i.) To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
Phonomotor :: Phonomotor (n.) An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body.
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick..
Twang :: Twang (v. i.) To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged..
Microphonous :: Microphonous (a.) Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.
Voice :: Voice (n.) Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice..
Click :: Click (v. t.) To move with the sound of a click.
Wholesome :: Wholesome (superl.) Sound; healthy.
Oxytone :: Oxytone (n.) An acute sound.
Harmonical :: Harmonical (a.) Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds..
Creep :: Creep (n.) A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects..
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