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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'sound', 'Sound': /ˈsaʊnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/saʊnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sound)

Inflections of 'sound' (adj):

sounder: adj comparative

soundest: adj superlative

Collocations for "sound"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sound" in context.

sound

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

sound the [alarm, siren, warning, trumpet]
the [alarm] sounded
sound [angry, happy, excited, sick]
sound a little [nervous, unsure]
sounds [serious, like a joke]
sound different (today)
sounds very [interesting, good, nice, weird, similar]
sounds [reasonable, sensible, fair, ideal]
sounded [forced, natural]
that sounds familiar (to me)
sounded [identical, similar] to
sounds too good to be true
(that) sounds about right
sound like you're [angry]
sound like a [republican, hippy, lawyer]
sound like you know what you're talking about
sounded like [an explosion, a gun shot]
(that) sounds like a [plan, good idea]
that sounds like my kind of [place, night, woman]!
sounds right up my alley
sounded out through the [night, fog, storm]
sounded out across the [water, field, prison]
UK: [I'll, try to] sound him out (about)
the [teacher, instructor] sounded off the names
sound off about [her, the boss, everything]
sound off to the [press, teacher]
sound [vowels, the "R"] correctly

a [soft, loud, deafening, calming, relaxing, constant] sound
a [thumping, knocking, drilling, sighing, buzzing, whirring] sound
thought I heard a [thumping] sound
that was a strange sound
[vowel, consonant, diphthong, guttural] sounds
the [Motown, Beatles, California] sound
have a [unique, jazz, groundbreaking] sound
don't make a sound!
got [home, there, here] safe and sound
don't like the sound of that (idea)
the [microphone, TV, radio] sound was [on, off]
[travel at, reach, exceed] the speed of sound
sound travels at a [fast, incredible] speed
the [TV, radio] has [digital, surround] sound
[silence, mute, muffle] the sound
turn [up, off, down] the sound
turn the sound [up]
people [laughed, sneered, cowered] at the sound of his voice
[love, miss] the sound of your voice
it is nice to hear the sound of your voice again
likes the sound of her own voice
the sound of [laughter, birds, music, horns, drums]
sounds from the next [room, building, tent]
[image, music, sight] and sound

n as adj

sound effects for the [movie, show]
sound waves travel [through, from]
the sound [system, recording]
a sound [engineer, technician, editor]
the sound [button, switch, volume, settings]

adj

that is a sound [idea, plan]
the [logic, reasoning] seems sound
the [structure, frame, foundation] is sound
that is sound advice

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'sound' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

add - beef - bother - capture - carry - cause - chicken out - describe - disappear - draw - enhance - face - fall - fly - glance - guide - hear - ignore - mistake - pitch - ring - round - sink - sit - spring - stand - tail - turn - wash - air - blood - calm - director - feedback - wave - wall - university - speed - shift - remote - mind - warning - annoying - clean - down - dull - even - familiar - harsh - high

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