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sound out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayverb

    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?"

  2. check out, sound out, feel outverb

    try to learn someone's opinions and intentions

    "I have to sound out the new professor"

Wiktionary

  1. sound outverb

    To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.

  2. sound outverb

    To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.

  3. sound outverb

    To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

ChatGPT

  1. sound out

    To "sound out" generally refers to the process of attempting to pronounce or articulate a word by speaking each of its sounds or syllables separately and then combining them to create the full word. It is a common method used to teach reading. It can also mean to discreetly or indirectly ascertain someone's opinions, feelings, or intentions on a particular matter.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound out in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sound out in a Sentence

  1. Melissa Morales:

    Somos Votantes's Somos Votantes, and if we don't acknowledge what's happening, we sound crazy, right ? We sound out of touch, and Somos Votantes doesn't help anybody. Our whole message starts with acknowledging people's economic pain points right now.


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