sounds
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
An inflected form of sound · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,610 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,255 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause the sound of rain on the roofthe beautiful sound of music
- the subjective sensation of hearing something also: auditory sensation he strained to hear the faint sounds
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event the sound awakened them
- the audible part of a transmitted signal also: audio they always raise the audio for commercials
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language also: phone, speech sound
sounds 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.
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He dodges sudden sounds, as a raw recruit falling bombs.
White Jacket · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Such a variety of sounds come down the green bank!
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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Wake! sounds of Joy: rouse, generous Isle; Let every patriot bosom glow.
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs · Robert Bloomfield · Chapter 1
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Ye sounds, so low and calm, That in the groves of balm Seemed to me like an angel's psalm!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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I know the idea sounds wild, but I cannot get it out of my heart, and it leaves me no peace.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1