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- [sound]
- /saʊnd/
- /saʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sound]
- /saʊnd/
Definitions of sounded word
- noun sounded Surgery. a long, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals. 1
- verb without object sounded to use the lead and line or some other device for measuring depth, as at sea. 1
- verb without object sounded to go down or touch bottom, as a lead. 1
- verb without object sounded to plunge downward or dive, as a whale. 1
- verb without object sounded to make investigation; seek information, especially by indirect inquiries. 1
- verb with object sounded to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means. 1
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Origin of sounded
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English soun < Anglo-French (Old French son) < Latin sonus; (v.) Middle English sounen < Old French suner < Latin sonāre, derivative of sonus
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Parts of speech for Sounded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sounded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sounded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sounded
adj sounded
- lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
verb sounded
- annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
- appeared — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
noun sounded
- babbled — Simple past tense and past participle of babble.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- clinked — Simple past tense and past participle of clink.
- coved — a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- dinned — a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
adjective sounded
- ejaculatory — Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
- fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.
- firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
- haled — to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
Antonyms for sounded
adjective sounded
- wronged — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
See also
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