Collocations for "sound"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sound" in context.
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sound
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- sound the [alarm, siren, warning, trumpet]
- the [alarm] sounded
- sound [angry, happy, excited, sick]
- sound a little [nervous, unsure]
- sounds [serious, like a joke]
- sound different (today)
- sounds very [interesting, good, nice, weird, similar]
- sounds [reasonable, sensible, fair, ideal]
- sounded [forced, natural]
- that sounds familiar (to me)
- sounded [identical, similar] to
- sounds too good to be true
- (that) sounds about right
- sound like you're [angry]
- sound like a [republican, hippy, lawyer]
- sound like you know what you're talking about
- sounded like [an explosion, a gun shot]
- (that) sounds like a [plan, good idea]
- that sounds like my kind of [place, night, woman]!
- sounds right up my alley
- sounded out through the [night, fog, storm]
- sounded out across the [water, field, prison]
- UK: [I'll, try to] sound him out (about)
- the [teacher, instructor] sounded off the names
- sound off about [her, the boss, everything]
- sound off to the [press, teacher]
- sound [vowels, the "R"] correctly
- a [soft, loud, deafening, calming, relaxing, constant] sound
- a [thumping, knocking, drilling, sighing, buzzing, whirring] sound
- thought I heard a [thumping] sound
- that was a strange sound
- [vowel, consonant, diphthong, guttural] sounds
- the [Motown, Beatles, California] sound
- have a [unique, jazz, groundbreaking] sound
- don't make a sound!
- got [home, there, here] safe and sound
- don't like the sound of that (idea)
- the [microphone, TV, radio] sound was [on, off]
- [travel at, reach, exceed] the speed of sound
- sound travels at a [fast, incredible] speed
- the [TV, radio] has [digital, surround] sound
- [silence, mute, muffle] the sound
- turn [up, off, down] the sound
- turn the sound [up]
- people [laughed, sneered, cowered] at the sound of his voice
- [love, miss] the sound of your voice
- it is nice to hear the sound of your voice again
- likes the sound of her own voice
- the sound of [laughter, birds, music, horns, drums]
- sounds from the next [room, building, tent]
- [image, music, sight] and sound
- sound effects for the [movie, show]
- sound waves travel [through, from]
- the sound [system, recording]
- a sound [engineer, technician, editor]
- the sound [button, switch, volume, settings]
- that is a sound [idea, plan]
- the [logic, reasoning] seems sound
- the [structure, frame, foundation] is sound
- that is sound advice
'sound' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abrupt
- add
- adequate
- adjust
- agreeable
- air
- alignment
- annoying
- appealing
- asleep
- awake
- bang
- barely
- bark
- barrier
- beating
- beef
- bell
- bellow
- blast
- blood
- boom
- bother
- calm
- capture
- carry
- cause
- chamber
- chicken out
- chill
- chilled
- chime
- clean
- cleaner
- composed
- conception
- constant
- coordinator
- corny
- correspondence
- cricket
- crisp
- damp
- dampen
- damper
- delicate
- describe
- director
- disappear
- distinctive