Word Finder - sounded

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To produce a sound.

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When the horn sounds, take cover.

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To convey an impression by one's sound.

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He sounded good when we last spoke.

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To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.

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To resound.

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(often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law.

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To cause to produce a sound.

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He sounds the instrument.

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(of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.

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The "e" in "house" isn't sounded.

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Dive downwards, used of a whale.

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The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.

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To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

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When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.

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Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

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Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.

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To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.

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to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra

The alarm will be sounded and you'll be in a pretty position without your boots!

The roar of guns sounded more distinct outside.

His voice sounded alarmed.

He sounded pleased once more.

The music sounded louder and through the door rows of brightly lit boxes in which ladies sat with bare arms and shoulders, and noisy stalls brilliant with uniforms, glittered before their eyes.

A knock sounded at his door.

His voice sounded restrained, but she didn't respond.

Which sounded to Dean exactly like 'coming to terms,' but who was he to say?

The young college-aged waitress inserted the tack, placed a quarter beneath it for weight and sounded a horn to call attention.

As soon as Natasha, sitting at the head of Prince Andrew's bed, heard of Princess Mary's arrival, she softly left his room and hastened to her with those swift steps that had sounded buoyant to Princess Mary.

While they were talking in undertones the crack of a shot sounded from the low ground by the pond, a puff of white smoke appeared, then another, and the sound of hundreds of seemingly merry French voices shouting together came up from the slope.

God, I sounded like such a bitch.

She knew her remarks sounded unnatural, but could not refrain from asking some more questions.

I asked before I realized how accusatory the question sounded.

She hoped Dusty's direction wasn't as farewell-ish as it sounded.

It wasn't the first time she'd heard such a thing, but it sounded far worse coming from the devil than it had Wynn.

The footsteps were soft, but it sounded like more than one person.

He sounded beyond relieved.

The growl low in her chest sounded more like a rattle.

It was a rare event for Fred to speak of his past, especially when it sounded like a hint of the truth.

Yes. She sounded a bit sad—resigned, I guess, but she said everything was fine.

The vehicle, older than Fred, sounded better than Dean's Jeep.

Yes, she was fine, though her tone sounded nervous and tentative.

It sounded as if she expected him to be on the mountain.

It sounded far too good to be true, especially since Darkyn knew who she was and what he might extort out of Gabriel to have his mate returned.

She sounded so distressed, he did.

In the distance, an alarm sounded.

The alarm sounded in the back of her mind.

Whatever she did sounded permanent.

He almost sounded … protective of his mate.

She said the word in a hushed voice that sounded husky and sexy with her newfound status as a seductress.

It sounded as if she'd already won, which meant his mate had lost.

It sounded as if half a legion of armed Immortals was chasing someone through the fortress.

You sounded excited on the phone.

He was back again and his voice sounded concerned.

The detached information sounded like she was hysterical, but she felt calm.

The doctor pulled at the mask that hung below his mouth, and for the first time, sounded interested.

His deep voice sounded so good!

She didn't hear him approach, but he sounded close.

He sounded genuinely puzzled.

Breathless, she reached the exit onto the roof and pushed it open, flinching at the alarm that sounded.

I must've sounded like a fool to you.

Sounded human but … Deidre shivered.

Though he always sounded quietly confident, the new note in his voice was one of calm self-assurance.

This … deal sounded too good to be true.

The door closed with an ominous boom that echoed throughout what sounded like a massive but empty chamber.

Now Hannah sounded bored rather than concerned.

A light tap sounded at the door.

The voice sounded like the sultry growl of a woman, but it had short hair and no breasts.

A shot of whiskey sounded heavenly!