Sounds can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| sound - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" | ||
| sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" | ||
| sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" | ||
| sound - announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm" | ||
| sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords | ||
| sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line | ||
Noun |
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| sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | ||
| sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" | ||
| sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" | ||
| sound - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them" | ||
| sound - a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast" | ||
| sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | ||
| sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | ||
| sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" |
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| 1. | noun | So chances are that if your dog likes to watch T.V., it’s probably because of the sounds. | |
| 2. | noun | The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum! | |
| 3. | noun | A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds. | |
| 4. | noun | Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds. | |
| 5. | noun | Children learn to respond to rhythmical sounds from a very young age. | |
| 6. | noun | We were excited by the sounds. | |
| 7. | noun | I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds. | |
| 8. | noun | The important point concerning the complementary distribution is to specify the environment where the individual sounds occur. | |
| 9. | noun | We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave. | |
| 10. | noun | Actors, artists, musicians, and writers may use many forms including spoken and written words, actions, colors and sounds. | |
| 11. | noun | What he says sounds very sensible to me. | |
| 12. | noun | That story of his sounds very unlikely. | |
| 13. | noun | What she says sounds strange. | |
| 14. | noun | "You know a kid called Megumi Noda, right?" "Noda?" "Makes weird sounds like 'Hagya', 'Fugi'" | |
| 15. | noun | On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather. | |
| 16. | verb | Late Jan sounds great. | |
| 17. | verb | It sounds as though his health has deteriorated significantly. | |
| 18. | verb | Sounds as though Eric has done very well as SMSU. | |
| 19. | verb | That sounds like a BS excuse from ECS, but it that's what they are saying, let me know and we can figure out a solution. | |
| 20. | verb | That girl's mother sounds like a real problem. | |
| 21. | verb | Sounds like we may actually get these documents executed early next week. | |
| 22. | verb | Sounds good. | |
| 23. | verb | Sounds like your 2 at least tolerate each other, so there is hope there. | |
| 24. | verb | It sounds like your dog may benefit from being hospitalized, and put on IV fluids to help his hydration, administer the antibiotics IV, and to ensure that he starts to recover. | |
| 25. | verb | Sounds like He really likes you.. | |
| 26. | verb | They might want to change the name to reflect the new yorkedness of the pizza, scrummy yummy sounds gimmicky to me. | |
| 27. | verb | It sounds (according to your own statement) that they had a roomful of dogs, so they must be doing something right - and are keeping those dogs safe from potential problems. | |
| 28. | verb | That sounds interesting. What did you tell her? | |
| 29. | verb | Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water. | |
| 30. | verb | Your idea sounds like a good one. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| So chances are that if your dog likes to watch T.V., it’s probably because of the sounds. |
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| The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum! | |
| A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds. | |
| Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds. | |
| Children learn to respond to rhythmical sounds from a very young age. | |
| We were excited by the sounds. | |
| I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds. | |
| The important point concerning the complementary distribution is to specify the environment where the individual sounds occur. | |
| We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave. | |
| Actors, artists, musicians, and writers may use many forms including spoken and written words, actions, colors and sounds. | |
| What he says sounds very sensible to me. | |
| That story of his sounds very unlikely. | |
| What she says sounds strange. | |
| "You know a kid called Megumi Noda, right?" "Noda?" "Makes weird sounds like 'Hagya', 'Fugi'" | |
| On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather. | |
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| Late Jan sounds great. |
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| It sounds as though his health has deteriorated significantly. |
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| Sounds as though Eric has done very well as SMSU. |
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| That sounds like a BS excuse from ECS, but it that's what they are saying, let me know and we can figure out a solution. |
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| That girl's mother sounds like a real problem. |
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| Sounds like we may actually get these documents executed early next week. |
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| Sounds good. |
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| Sounds like your 2 at least tolerate each other, so there is hope there. |
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| It sounds like your dog may benefit from being hospitalized, and put on IV fluids to help his hydration, administer the antibiotics IV, and to ensure that he starts to recover. |
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| Sounds like He really likes you.. |
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| They might want to change the name to reflect the new yorkedness of the pizza, scrummy yummy sounds gimmicky to me. |
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| It sounds (according to your own statement) that they had a roomful of dogs, so they must be doing something right - and are keeping those dogs safe from potential problems. |
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| That sounds interesting. What did you tell her? | |
| Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water. | |
| Your idea sounds like a good one. | |