what does sound out mean?
SOUND OUT as VERB
- Meaning
- try to learn someone’’s opinions and intentions
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- I have to sound out the new professor
Hypernyms(s) sound out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
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Usage Example(s)
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire”
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
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