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sound, v.
(sounded, sounding, sounds)
freq. cnt. 63
more info appear in a certain way
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 38

sound

sample sentences

"This sounds interesting"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
John will %s angry
semantic pointers
hypernym
seem, look, appear
more info make a certain noise or sound
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 3

go sound

sample sentences

"She went `Mmmmm'"
"The gun went `bang'"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
The woods %s with many kinds of birds

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sound sound sound sound
semantic pointers
hyponym
snarl whistle, sing blow ting make noise, resound, noise splat twang clang, clangor clank clangor, clangour boom, boom out beat, drum, thrum rattle tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat resonate, vibrate crash tweet, twirp skirl gurgle glug blow whish guggle ping pink, ping, knock trump squelch chug ring, peal buzz, bombinate, bombilate chime rustle crack, snap crack honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot whistle ring, echo, resound, reverberate thud, thump plunk, clop, clump, clunk patter, pitter-patter tap, rap, knock, pink tick, click chatter, click pop tinkle, tink, clink, chink splash, splosh, slosh, slush hum, thrum bleep rumble, grumble boom, din bang ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle swish, lap, swosh, swoosh drone whiz, whir, whizz, whirr, birr, purr roll
hypernym
cause to be perceived
more info give off a certain sound or sounds
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

sound

sample sentences

"This record sounds scratchy"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sound sound sound sound
semantic pointers
hyponym
cackel play dissonate pierce speak
more info utter with vibrating vocal chords
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sound vocalise vocalize voice

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sound sonant
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
vocalization vocalizer vocalizer
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
voice voice
antonym
devoice
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
vocalisation vocaliser
semantic pointers
hypernym
say, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, enounce, sound out
hyponym
chirk quaver, waver
more info announce by means of a sound
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sound

sample sentences

"sound the alarm"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sound sound sound sound sound sound
semantic pointers
hypernym
announce, denote
more info measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
<verb.change>

fathom sound

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
fathom
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sounding sounder sounding sound
semantic pointers
hypernym
measure, quantify
more info cause to sound
<verb.perception>

sound

sample sentences

"sound the bell"
"sound a certain note"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sound sound sound sound
also see
sound off
semantic pointers
hyponym
play blow twang prepare gong ting strum, thrum ring, knell pop clink
cause
sound, go