Sound (Noun)
Meaning 1
The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The sound of her laughter filled the room with warmth and joy.
- The beautiful sound of music drifted from the open window.
- The ocean waves created a soothing sound as they crashed against the shore.
- The city was filled with the sound of car horns and chatter.
- The sound of raindrops hitting the pavement created a calming melody.
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Meaning 2
The audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 4
The subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 6
The sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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- Pealing
- Trampling
- Bombilation
- Mussitation
- Footstep
- Drumbeat
- Step
- Tinkle
- Muttering
- Rataplan
- Jangle
- Toll
- Thumping
- Ringing
- Roll
- Murmuration
- Susurrus
- Rolling
- Birr
- Bombination
- Clink
- Whistling
- Dripping
- Thud
- Tap
- Click
- Drum Roll
- Murmuring
- Tintinnabulation
- Clopping
- Rap
- Clunk
- Clump
- Knocking
- Clop
- Clippety-clop
- Bleep
- Clumping
- Whirring
- Murmur
- Whirr
- Popping
- Ticking
- Clunking
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Meaning 7
A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 8
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.