Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit..

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Corrupt :: Corrupt (a.) Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter..
Piping :: Piping (v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound..
Sonant :: Sonant (a.) Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
Roaring :: Roaring (n.) A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation..
Sifflement :: Sifflement (n.) The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.
Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Bell :: Bell (v. i.) To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar..
Intonate :: Intonate (v. i.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
Injure :: Injure (v. t.) To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind..
Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..
Hottentot :: Hottentot (n.) The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds..
Use :: Use (v. i.) To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between use to, and used to..
Soundless :: Soundless (a.) Having no sound; noiseless; silent.
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
Tautophonical :: Tautophonical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude..
Sameness :: Sameness (n.) The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like..
Cure :: Cure (v. t.) To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient..
Fricative :: Fricative (a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc..
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