sound
/saʊnd/
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Translation
A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.
Word origin
Sound comes through French from a Latin word for noise.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sonus
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsounds
Examples
strange .
Something I could hear seemed odd to me.
calming.
What you hear from the waves makes you feel calm.
.
She moved quietly and nothing could be heard.
A sound is anything your ears can pick up, from soft music to a loud bang. The world is full of sounds, big and small.
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