Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sound

7 senses of sound

Sense 1
sound -- (appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting")
       => look, appear, seem -- (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time")

Sense 2
sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
       => cause to be perceived -- (have perceptible qualities)

Sense 3
sound -- (give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy")

Sense 4
sound -- (announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm")
       => announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")

Sense 5
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")

Sense 6
sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note")
          Phrasal Verb-> sound off#2

Sense 7
fathom, sound -- (measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line)
       => quantify, measure -- (express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?")