English dictionary
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English verb: sound out | |||
| 1. | sound out (communication) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | ||
| Samples | She pronounces French words in a funny way. I cannot say `zip wire'. Can the child sound out this complicated word?. | ||
| Synonyms | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accent, accentuate, aspirate, click, devoice, drawl, explode, flap, labialise, labialize, lilt, lisp, mispronounce, misspeak, nasalise, nasalise, nasalize, nasalize, palatalise, palatalize, raise, retroflex, roll, round, sibilate, sound, stress, subvocalise, subvocalize, syllabise, syllabize, trill, twang, vocalise, vocalise, vocalize, vocalize, voice, vowelise, vowelize | ||
| Entail | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 2. | sound out (communication) try to learn someone's opinions and intentions | ||
| Samples | I have to sound out the new professor. | ||
| Synonyms | check out, feel out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | query, question | ||
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