sound out, v.
try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
<verb.communication>
check out feel out sound out
sample sentences
"I have to sound out the new professor"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
articulate enounce enunciate pronounce say sound out
sample sentences
"She pronounces French words in a funny way""I cannot say `zip wire'"
"Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
twang
devoice
raise
lilt
palatalize, palatalise
nasalize, nasalise
nasalize, nasalise
mispronounce, misspeak
aspirate
sound, vocalize, voice, vocalise
retroflex
subvocalize, subvocalise
syllabize, syllabise
drawl
round, labialize, labialise
lisp
stress, accent, accentuate
vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
click
trill
sibilate
flap
explode
roll
entailment