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Definisjon av sound

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens
bong a dull resonant sound as of a bell
beat the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
beep, bleep a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
toll, bell a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
bombilation, bombination, buzz a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
clink, chink, click a short light metallic sound
chirp a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
chirrup, twitter a series of chirps
chorus any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
click-clack a succession of clicks
clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clumping, clunking the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
cry a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
ding a ringing sound
dripping, drip a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
drum small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
footfall, footstep, step the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
gargle the sound produced while gargling
gurgle the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
jangle, jingle a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
knocking, knock the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
murmuration, mussitation, murmuring, mutter, muttering, murmur a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
drum roll, paradiddle, roll the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
pat, rap, tap the sound made by a gentle blow
patter a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
peal, pealing, rolling, roll a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
ping a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
plunk (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
popping, pop a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
purr a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
quack the harsh sound of a duck
quaver a tremulous sound
tintinnabulation, ringing, ring the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat the sound made by beating a drum
sigh an utterance made by exhaling audibly
skirl the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
strum sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"
susurrus, susurration the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"
swish a brushing or rustling sound
tapping the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"
throbbing a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"
clunk, thud, thumping, thump, clump a heavy blow with the hand
thrum a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
thunk a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim"
ticking, tick a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
ting, tinkle a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
toot a blast of a horn
tootle the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"
trample, trampling the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"
twang exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
vibrato (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
voice a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
vroom the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
whack the sound made by a sharp swift blow
whir, whirr, whirring, birr sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
whistling, whistle the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
whiz a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
zing a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"
sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
quiet, silence the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
sound property an attribute of sound
noisiness, racketiness the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise
ring jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
unison (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"
sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
auditory sensation
aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensation an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
euphony, music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
pure tone, tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
dissonance, racket, noise disagreeable sounds
sound - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
mechanical phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
sound - a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
strait
channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
narrow a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
phone, speech sound
language unit, linguistic unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
phonetics the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
phoneme (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
vowel sound, vowel a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
semivowel, glide a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel
orinasal, orinasal phone a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
audio
auditory communication communication that relies on hearing
telecasting, tv, television, video a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

Verb
sound - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
go
cause to be perceived have perceptible qualities
snarl make more complicated or confused through entanglements
sing, whistle to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
ting make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
make noise, noise, resound emit a noise
splat flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"
twang pronounce with a nasal twang
clang, clangor make a loud noise; "clanging metal"
clank make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"
clangour, clangor make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building"
boom out, boom grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
drum, thrum, beat play a percussion instrument
rattle shake and cause to make a rattling noise
ticktack, ticktock, tick, beat sew; "tick a mattress"
resonate, vibrate be received or understood
crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
twirp, tweet make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"
skirl play the bagpipes
gurgle utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"
glug make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
whish move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"
guggle drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
pink, ping, knock cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
trump proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
squelch suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
chug make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street"
peal, ring ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
bombilate, bombinate, buzz call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
chime emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"
rustle make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
crack, snap break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
toot, beep, blare, claxon, honk call, summon, or alert with a beeper
whistle utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
resound, echo, reverberate, ring ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
thud, thump strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
clop, clunk, clump, plunk make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
patter, pitter-patter make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"
pink, rap, knock, tap cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
tick, click sew; "tick a mattress"
chatter, click speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
tink, tinkle, clink, chink make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"
slush, slosh, splosh, splash spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls"
thrum, hum sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
bleep emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away"
rumble, grumble make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"
din, boom instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students"
bang move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
burble, ripple, guggle, babble, gurgle, bubble stir up (water) so as to form ripples
swish, swoosh, swosh, lap take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
drone talk in a monotonous voice
birr, whir, whiz, purr, whirr, whizz indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
strike up, sound off begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
twang pronounce with a nasal twang
prepare to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
gong sound a gong
ting make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
strum, thrum sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
knell, ring ring as in announcing death
pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
clink make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
cackel make a cackling sound; "The fire cackled cozily"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
dissonate be dissonant or harsh; "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly"
pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
speak use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
sound - announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
denote, announce have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords
voice, vocalize, vocalise
devoice utter with tense vocal chords
enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
chirk make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
quaver, waver give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
fathom
quantify, measure express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"

Adjective
sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
unsound of e.g. advice
fit physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
unbroken not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
undamaged not harmed or spoiled; sound
uninjured not injured physically or mentally
wholesome sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"
dependable, safe, secure, good financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
solid uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
unsound of e.g. advice
sound - free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
righteous morally justified; "righteous indignation"
sound - thorough; "a sound thrashing"
sound - in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
good
healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
sound - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"
legal, effectual
valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"
sound - logically valid; "a sound argument"
reasoned, well-grounded
valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"
sound - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
heavy, profound, wakeless
deep exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
sound - exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed
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Substantiv
sound - A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
sound - A vibration capable of causing this.
sound - A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
sound - A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
sound - A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.
sound - The air bladder of a fish.

Verb
sound - To produce a sound.
sound - To convey an impression by one's sound.
sound - To arise or to be recognizable as arising within a particular area of law.
sound - To cause to produce a sound.
sound - To pronounce a vowel or a consonant.
sound - dive downwards, used of a whale.
sound - probe.
sound - test.

Adverb
sound - Soundly.

Adjektiv
sound - Healthy.
sound - Complete, solid, or secure.
sound - Good.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sound
    Auditory sensation produced by the oscillations, stress, pressure, particle displacement, and particle velocity in a medium with internal forces; pressure variation that the human ear can detect.\n(Source: KOREN)
  • sound
    To produce a sound.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: sound
  • Komparativ: sounder / more sound
  • Superlativ: soundest / most sound

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) sound
  • Presens: sound / sounds
  • Preteritum: sounded
  • Perfektum: (have) sounded

Substantiv

  • Entall: sound
  • Flertall: sounds

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