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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


Example Sentences

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They call it Q-Day, which sounds like something from a movie you’d watch on an airplane, except this one is real and nobody knows exactly when it will arrive.

From MarketWatch

Designated groups sound a little silly to Adam Grant, a self-described “sociable” introvert and Wharton School Saul P. Steinberg professor of management.

From The Wall Street Journal

He saw water flowing out of the breach in the embankment, adding it "sounded like Niagara falls".

From BBC

Prof Dreze says the increase to 125 guaranteed workdays per household may sound like a major revamp, but is a "red herring".

From BBC

Researchers discovered that when a funny word is paired with laughter there is a greater response in the brain than the same word when followed by a neutral sound.

From BBC