sound

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/saʊnd/ English

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Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.“He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound.”
A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc
Noise without meaning; empty noise.

To produce a sound.“When the horn sounds, take cover.”
To convey an impression by one's sound.“He sounded good when we last spoke.”
To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
To resound.

A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.“Puget Sound; Owen Sound”
The air bladder of a fish.“Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.”
A cuttlefish.

Dive downwards, used of a whale.“The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.”
To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.“When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.”
Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.“Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.”
To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.“to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra”