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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Unsound :: Unsound (a.) Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
Tintinnabulary :: Tintinnabulary (a.) Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet..
Sea-green :: Sea-green (a.) Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings..
Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
Soundness :: Soundness (n.) The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore..
Tink :: Tink (n.) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle..
Whir :: Whir (v. i.) To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz..
Howl :: Howl (v. i.) To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open..
Nonsane :: Nonsane (a.) Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory..
Acute :: Acute (v. t.) To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) Any sound resembling that above describe.
Suicide :: Suicide (adv.) The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind..
Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound..
Assimilation :: Assimilation (n.) The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another..
Flageolet :: Flageolet (n.) A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder..
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..
Macron :: Macron (n.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; /, in s/am, etc..
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