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Definisjon av sound out

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Verb
sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say
twang pronounce with a nasal twang
devoice utter with tense vocal chords
raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
lilt articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
palatalise, palatalize pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
mispronounce, misspeak pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
aspirate suck in (air)
voice, vocalise, vocalize, sound give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
retroflex articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
subvocalise, subvocalize articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
syllabise, syllabize utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"
drawl lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
labialise, labialize, round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
lisp speak with a lisp
accent, accentuate, stress put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize utter speech sounds
click become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
trill pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
sibilate utter a sibilant
flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
explode increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
sound out - try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
check out, feel out
query, question pose a question
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Verb
sound out - To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
sound out - To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
sound out - To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

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