verbπShareTo produce a sound."When the horn sounds, take cover."soundactionlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo convey an impression by one's sound."He sounded good when we last spoke."soundlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound."The school bell was sounding, signaling the end of class. "soundcommunicationmediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo resound."The bell was sounding loudly throughout the school, signaling the end of class. "soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law."The legal dispute, while seemingly about property lines, is actually sounding in contract law due to the initial agreement between the neighbors. "lawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to produce a sound."He sounds the instrument."soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce."The teacher is demonstrating how to pronounce the 'th' sound, carefully sounding each letter. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareDive downwards, used of a whale."The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive."animalnauticaloceanbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe."When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal."communicationmindpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTest; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device."Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope."nauticalsailingoceansounddeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion."to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra"medicinephysiologysoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe action of the verb to sound."The sounding of the school bell signaled the end of the lunch break. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareEmitting a sound."The sounding bell woke me up."soundphysicssensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSonorous."The church bell had a deep, sounding tone that echoed through the town. "soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareTest made with a probe or sonde."The oceanographer carefully analyzed the sounding from the research vessel to understand the depth and composition of the seabed. "technicalsciencemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA measured depth of water."The sailor took a sounding every five minutes"nauticaloceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes"Due to the potential for infection and injury, sounding should only be performed by a qualified medical professional. "medicinesexbodyanatomyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom."The ship's captain consulted the nautical chart to avoid the shallows and navigate safely through known soundings. "nauticaloceangeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom."The sounding showed the depth of the lake was ten feet. "nauticaloceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
