sounds

Noun

• the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
• the subjective sensation of hearing something
  • "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
• mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
• the sudden occurrence of an audible event
• the audible part of a transmitted signal
• (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
• a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
• a large ocean inlet or deep bay
• plural of sound

Verb

• appear in a certain way
  • "This sounds interesting"
• make a certain noise or sound
• give off a certain sound or sounds
  • "This record sounds scratchy"
• announce by means of a sound
• utter with vibrating vocal chords
• cause to sound
• measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sound

Synonyms

audio, auditory sensation, fathom, go, phone, sound, speech sound, strait, vocalise, vocalize, voice

Antonyms

devoice, silence