Collocations for "sounded"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sounded" in context.

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sound

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. sound the [alarm, siren, warning, trumpet]
  2. the [alarm] sounded
  3. sound [angry, happy, excited, sick]
  4. sound a little [nervous, unsure]
  5. sounds [serious, like a joke]
  6. sound different (today)
  7. sounds very [interesting, good, nice, weird, similar]
  8. sounds [reasonable, sensible, fair, ideal]
  9. sounded [forced, natural]
  10. that sounds familiar (to me)
  11. sounded [identical, similar] to
  12. sounds too good to be true
  13. (that) sounds about right
  14. sound like you're [angry]
  15. sound like a [republican, hippy, lawyer]
  16. sound like you know what you're talking about
  17. sounded like [an explosion, a gun shot]
  18. (that) sounds like a [plan, good idea]
  19. that sounds like my kind of [place, night, woman]!
  20. sounds right up my alley
  21. sounded out through the [night, fog, storm]
  22. sounded out across the [water, field, prison]
  23. UK: [I'll, try to] sound him out (about)
  24. the [teacher, instructor] sounded off the names
  25. sound off about [her, the boss, everything]
  26. sound off to the [press, teacher]
  27. sound [vowels, the "R"] correctly
n
  1. a [soft, loud, deafening, calming, relaxing, constant] sound
  2. a [thumping, knocking, drilling, sighing, buzzing, whirring] sound
  3. thought I heard a [thumping] sound
  4. that was a strange sound
  5. [vowel, consonant, diphthong, guttural] sounds
  6. the [Motown, Beatles, California] sound
  7. have a [unique, jazz, groundbreaking] sound
  8. don't make a sound!
  9. got [home, there, here] safe and sound
  10. don't like the sound of that (idea)
  11. the [microphone, TV, radio] sound was [on, off]
  12. [travel at, reach, exceed] the speed of sound
  13. sound travels at a [fast, incredible] speed
  14. the [TV, radio] has [digital, surround] sound
  15. [silence, mute, muffle] the sound
  16. turn [up, off, down] the sound
  17. turn the sound [up]
  18. people [laughed, sneered, cowered] at the sound of his voice
  19. [love, miss] the sound of your voice
  20. it is nice to hear the sound of your voice again
  21. likes the sound of her own voice
  22. the sound of [laughter, birds, music, horns, drums]
  23. sounds from the next [room, building, tent]
  24. [image, music, sight] and sound
n as adj
  1. sound effects for the [movie, show]
  2. sound waves travel [through, from]
  3. the sound [system, recording]
  4. a sound [engineer, technician, editor]
  5. the sound [button, switch, volume, settings]
adj
  1. that is a sound [idea, plan]
  2. the [logic, reasoning] seems sound
  3. the [structure, frame, foundation] is sound
  4. that is sound advice
'sounded' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alert - chime - conceited - content - edgy - fraught - guard - sincere - sound - upbeat - utterance - warning - whistle

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