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sound out
Overview of verb sound-out
The verb sound out has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")
2. check out, sound out, feel out -- (try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor")
Antonyms of verb sound-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sound-out
2 senses of sound out
Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 2
check out, sound out, feel out
=> question, query
=> ask
=> address, turn to
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sound-out
1 of 2 senses of sound out
Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
=> twang
=> devoice
=> raise
=> lilt
=> palatalize, palatalise
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> mispronounce, misspeka
=> aspirate
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> retroflex
=> subvocalize, subvocalise
=> syllabize, syllabise
=> drawl
=> round, labialize, labialise
=> lisp
=> stress, accent, accentuate
=> vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
=> click
=> trill
=> sibilate
=> flap
=> explode
=> roll
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sound-out
2 senses of sound out
Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 2
check out, sound out, feel out
=> question, query
'Cause To' of verb sound-out
Derived Forms of verb sound-out
Domain of verb sound-out
Domain Terms of verb sound-out
Familiarity of verb sound-out
sound out used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb sound-out
2 senses of sound out
Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
check out, sound out, feel out
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sound-out
1 of 2 senses of sound out
Sense 2
check out, sound out, feel out
> question, query
=> wonder, inquire, enquire
=> interpellate
=> examine
=> pump
=> check out, sound out, feel out
=> debrief
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sound-out
Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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Sense 2
check out, sound out, feel out
=> question, query
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