“the sound”

The following 2 entries include the term the sound.

not like the sound of (something)

idiom

: to not like the idea of what is suggested by (something said or described) : to feel that what is suggested sounds bad or serious

the sound barrier

noun

: the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the speed of sound and that was once an obstacle to traveling faster than the speed of sound

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