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Definitions

sound out

VERB
approach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address advise feel greet
STRONG
accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate thumb tumble
WEAK
appeal to apply to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture make up to speak to take aside talk to
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
WEAK
depart distance go away leave
VERB
blare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bark clang honk hoot resound roar scream shout shriek toot trumpet
STRONG
bellow blast boom bray clamor peal
Antonyms
WEAK
toot
VERB
enounce
Synonyms
STRONG
articulate enunciate pronounce say state vocalize voice
Antonyms
STRONG
ask mumble question
VERB
interview
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consult examine interrogate question quiz talk
STRONG
converse
WEAK
get for the record get opinion give oral examination hold inquiry talk to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
VERB
probe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
check out delve into dig examine inquire interrogate penetrate poke scrutinize sift verify
STRONG
ask catechize check eye pierce prod prospect query quiz search sound study test
WEAK
check over check up feel around feel out go into look into put out a feeler test the waters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer misunderstand
STRONG
ignore reply
VERB
question
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge examine grill interrogate interview investigate query quiz search seek
STRONG
catechize enquire hit inquire petition probe pry pump quest solicit
WEAK
ask about cross-examine give the third degree go over hit up hold out for make inquiry pick one's brains put through the wringer put to the question raise question show curiosity sweat it out of work over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply

Example Sentences

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Several of her hits have vintage charm—they wouldn’t sound out of place in a honky-tonk in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Celtic might well make a call to sound out Postecoglou, but O'Neill will serve as a balm for the moment.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Some Chicagoans are taking security measures into their own hands, establishing neighborhood patrols that sound out warnings when they see or suspect immigration enforcement operations.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The studio teachers floated around their sections, stopping when they saw raised hands and helping students sound out long words in their reading, tackle their multiplication tables or understand fractions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“Yeah, but listen, it’s still true. Those six guys, they heard wicked sound out there. They heard sound you just plain won’t believe. “

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien