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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Then comes a line that sounds less like defiance than habit:

From BBC

For them, the president’s speech almost certainly didn’t sound based in reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

They began by fixing the pictures of some of the missing to lamp posts, the sound of their tape tearing across the noise of neighbourhood dogs which barked aggressively when they passed by homes.

From BBC

A horse's whinny may sound like a single call, but it is actually a blend of both high and low frequencies.

From Science Daily

But it was summertime, so in a drowsy, lackadaisical frame of mind, Duane followed the shoreline of the Cold, Cold Ocean, paying no attention to anything other than the sound of the gentle lapping water.

From Literature