Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close

sounded

verb US /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

An inflected form of sound · past form.

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,055 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,678 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.

What it means

verb

  1. appear in a certain way This sounds interesting
  2. make a certain noise or sound also: go She went `Mmmmm'The gun went `bang'
  3. give off a certain sound or sounds This record sounds scratchy
  4. announce by means of a sound sound the alarm
  5. utter with vibrating vocal chords also: voice, vocalize, vocalise
  6. cause to sound sound the bellsound a certain note

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

sounded in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Emily Fox-Seton felt an interest herself, the merriment sounded so attractive.

    Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1

  • All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1

  • Caw!" cried the crow as unkindly as he could, and it sounded just as if he laughed "Haw!

    Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1

  • This sounded so reasonable and natural that it did not enter the Prince’s head to refuse her request.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1

  • In this disordered room, in the midst of these excited people, that word, the “police,” sounded like a thunderclap.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

Nearby in the frequency table

The whole table Read a book