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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of sound
1
as in echoes
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon

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2
as in seems
to give the impression of being the idea at least sounds plausible

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3
as in voices
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions

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4
as in announces
to make known openly or publicly the grand opening of the region's newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months

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sounds

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of sound
1
as in plumbs
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot sounded the river to make sure we weren't in any danger of running aground

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2
as in plunges
to cast oneself head first into deep water a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded

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sounds

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noun (1)

plural of sound
as in hearings
range of hearing wandered off, out of her parents' sight and sound

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sounds

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noun (2)

plural of sound
as in channels
a narrow body of water between two land masses Long Island Sound is between Connecticut and Long Island, New York

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Recent Examples of sounds
Verb
Turning sounds into tracks Detecting something underwater is only the beginning. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 The truth is, a little comfort sounds pretty nice right about now. — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026 Lifeson was tweaking those sounds all through the rehearsals, and Lee didn’t always love the 30-minute delays that could result. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Rick Rubin with Danzig at Canter’s sounds exciting compared to Chris Robinson and the used bookstores of my life. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Use this set as pajamas during the night or on a lazy Saturday when curling up with a book sounds good. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 Booking a pet-friendly hotel sounds simple until an unexpected fee or restriction complicates the stay. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 More Deals on Gaming Mice For silent navigation, the Logitech Silent Wireless Mouse reduces click sounds by over 90% without sacrificing tactile feel. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 The content of the course, which saw 12 students meet once a week during the winter quarter, sounds about as ominous as its name suggests. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
Babies won’t get bored thanks to the motion sensor that triggers sounds and phrases as the ball moves. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 The game feels far away, and the sounds float up to the cavernous space below the roof where the noise dies. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 On a recent morning, dozens of girls in crisp uniforms rushed through the courtyards filled with bougainvillea, baobabs and palm trees to the sounds of birds and ocean waves. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Habity Design The Habity bedside clock looks like a familiar retro alarm clock, but inside sits a low-power e-paper screen, a speaker, and a small collection of calming sounds. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 The sounds of the children crying can be heard and the officers spot Brown and the girls. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Before long, the Moving Sidewalks had evolved into ZZ Top, and the three Texans would spend the next half-century turning a lean blues-rock formula into one of the most recognizable sounds — and images — in American music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026 Early in the genre’s history, long before the advent of streaming and more passive modes of engaging with music, there was still an emphasis on sounds that got people moving. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Unlike speech transcription, sign-language translation cannot simply map a sequence of sounds to words. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounds
  1. seems
  2. voices
  3. announces
  4. plumbs
  5. plunges
  6. hearings
  7. channels
  8. looks
Verb
  • Volatility - like myself - seems to have taken a break over the summer.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And the only thing really falling seems to be US military readiness, as key arms stockpiles are rapidly depleted.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of seems
Verb
  • Josh Gad, who voices the snowman Olaf, is returning as well, and started recording his dialogue for the film in February.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Krasovic voices his opinion (here) that the moves made the Padres a playoff team.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of voices
Verb
  • After the match, Mick Foley comes to the ring and announces that Statlander will compete in a four-way match for the TBS Championship next week against champion Maya World, Hikaru Shida and Persephone.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There’s character aplenty, particularly in a main stand that announces proudly in its brickwork frontage just who are the home team here.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of announces
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  • Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.
    — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • As Latifi plumbs the industry, what stands out is just how manufactured this content is, and how often the children are being manipulated to perform.
    — Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
Definition of plumbs
Verb
  • The tense moment lasts for several seconds before the hippo plunges back underwater and stops following the boat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Dreams may be a universal and rich experience that plunges us into the unconscious to evoke some truth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of plunges
Noun
  • The two hearings are expected to draw as much attention as the trial in June, when a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Three class action lawsuits have upcoming motions or hearings challenging the policies.
    — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hearings
Noun
  • During its two-and-a-half-hour descent through Titan’s thick orange atmosphere, Huygens captured the first-ever views of the surface, revealing river channels, ancient shorelines and a landscape shaped by liquid methane rather than water.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • No longer the sole creator of content distributed through his channels, Wayne now oversees hundreds of employees who together produce roughly 1,200 pieces of content per month.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of channels
Verb
  • This week as a special treat, HBO release the first five minutes of the premiere episode that looks fantastic and reveals a much younger Hal Jordan being interviewed in 1996 and John Stewart's abusive family backstory involving a gun and an apple!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For Marni's summer collections, Consuelo brought her idiosyncratic sensibility to looks that mixed ethnic and vintage elements with intriguing cutting.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of looks

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“Sounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounds. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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