Definition of sound

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Sound (v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.

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Declamation :: Declamation (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation..
Wallop :: Wallop (v. t.) To beat soundly; to flog; to whip.
Unison :: Unison (n.) Sounding alone.
Good :: Good (superl.) Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit..
Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven..
Pulsation :: Pulsation (n.) A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds..
Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend..
Triphthongal :: Triphthongal (a.) Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.
Healthful :: Healthful (a.) Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant..
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles..
Silvery :: Silvery (a.) Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh..
Unsonable :: Unsonable (a.) Incapable of being sounded.
Lisp :: Lisp (v. i.) To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
Aspirate :: Aspirate (n.) A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound..
Wash :: Wash (n.) The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it..
Bombast :: Bombast (n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet..
Scrape :: Scrape (n.) The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen..
Growl :: Growl (v. i.) To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound..
Homographic :: Homographic (a.) Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words.
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