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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Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action..
Pectoriloquy :: Pectoriloquy (n.) The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity..
Howl :: Howl (v. i.) To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Reverberation :: Reverberation (n.) The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace..
Strife :: Stridulous (a.) Making a shrill, creaking sound..
Fragor :: Fragor (n.) A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.
Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..
Laryngophony :: Laryngophony (n.) The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.
Horrisonous :: Horrisonous (a.) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
Epenthetic :: Epenthetic (a.) Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound..
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Falter :: Falter (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice..
Equisonance :: Equisonance (n.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
Clang :: Clang (v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
Viridity :: Viridity (n.) Freshness; soundness.
Dripping :: Dripping (n.) A falling in drops, or the sound so made..
Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Noisy :: Noisy (superl.) Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd..
Insanity :: Insanity (n.) The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy.
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