Definition of sound

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Sound (n.) The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound..

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Grunt :: Grunt (v. t.) To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance..
Murmur :: Murmur (v. i.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water..
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia..
Gutturalize :: Gutturalize (v. t.) To speak gutturally; to give a guttural sound to.
Pulse :: Pulse (n.) Any measured or regular beat; any short, quick motion, regularly repeated, as of a medium in the transmission of light, sound, etc.; oscillation; vibration; pulsation; impulse; beat; movement..
Sophistical :: Sophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. i.) To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear..
Babel :: Babel (n.) Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages..
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles..
Sibilate :: Sibilate (v. t. & i.) To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation..
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness..
Melody :: Melody (n.) A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
Unisonance :: Unisonance (n.) Accordance of sounds; unison.
Mutter :: Mutter (v. i.) To sound with a low, rumbling noise..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant..
Chime :: Chime (v. i.) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony..
Intonate :: Intonate (v. i.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
Raspy :: Raspy (a.) Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating..
Intonation :: Intonation (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
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