26984 words

sounded

7 definitions • 8 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to seem good, interesting, strange, etc. from what is said or written:

Examples:

Your job sounds really interesting.
3
to seem like something, from what is said or written:

Examples:

That sounds like a good idea.
4
to seem angry, happy, rude, etc. when you speak:

Examples:

He sounded very depressed when we spoke on the phone yesterday.
5
to make a noise:

Examples:

If the alarm sounds, leave the building immediately.
sound like It sounds like a bird.
He sounds (= speaks) just like someone I used to work with.
Sounding the car's horn, she drove at high speed through the crowded streets.
6
to cause a noise to be made or say or shout a message to warn people about something:

Examples:

Quick, sound the alarm - there's a fire in the machine room!
7
to measure the depth of a mass of water, such as the sea, usually by sonar

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