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sounded

/ˈsaʊndɪd/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To make a sound; to emit a sound.

    - "The crowd sounded their approval."
    - "The alarm sounded at midnight."
    - "The bell sounded the hour."
  • Verb

    To give a sounding or examination.

    - "The ship was sounded to determine its depth."
    - "The student was sounded on his knowledge of the subject."
    - "The well was sounded to locate water."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈsaʊndɪd/



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Synonyms

echo , reecho , resonate
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sounded
sound , bound , hound , pound , round
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Sounded (en) : The act of making a sound or emitting a sound.

  2. Sounded (en) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'sound'

  3. Sounds (en) : Plural noun meaning 'sensations of hearing or the faculty of hearing'

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Sounded (en) : The act of making a sound or emitting a sound.

  2. Sounded (en) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'sound'

  3. Sounds (en) : Plural noun meaning 'sensations of hearing or the faculty of hearing'

Variants
List of all variants of sounded that leads to same result
sound , soundable , sounded , sounding , sounds , sound off , sounded off , sounding off , sounds off , sound out , sounded out , sounding out , sounds out
Forms
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sounded (past tense and past participle of the verb 'sound'), soundings (noun form meaning 'the act of sounding or making a sound')

Etymology
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Old English sundan 'to make a sound'; related to sunu 'sound, noise, echo', sunian 'to resound, ring, sound'

Trivia
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  1. The word 'sounded' comes from the Old English word 'sundan' which means 'to make a sound'.

  2. The past tense and past participle of the verb 'sound' is 'sounded'.

  3. The homophone 'sounds' is a plural noun meaning 'sensations of hearing or the faculty of hearing'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Acoustics: The branch of physics that deals with the properties of sound and its effects on physical systems.

  2. Phonetics: The scientific study of speech sounds and their physical and physiological properties.

Culture
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In literature, 'sounded' is often used to describe the making of a noise or the examination of something. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia says 'My lord, I will use them according to their desert. I have heard of your plants, and, much of them, I do not doubt at all.', to which Hamlet responds 'Why, look you now, why, your privy chamber, your own bed, your bed-chamber, a place for other business: go to my chamber.', to which Ophelia answers 'My lord, I will go.', and Hamlet says 'Tis now struck twelve: get thee to bedford for this night.', and Ophelia exits. Here, 'sounded' is used to describe the examination of Ophelia's intentions and Hamlet's instructions for her to leave.

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