Sound I Hear Saʊnd House Water Good Noun

• a loud/soft/faint sound
• a high/low sound
• a buzzing/hissing/popping sound
• he crept into the house trying not to make a sound.

sound

1. something that you can hear
• SYNONYM noise
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/noise
• a loud/soft/faint sound
• a high/low sound
• a buzzing/hissing/popping sound
• He crept into the house trying not to make a sound.
• She heard the sound of footsteps outside.
• the different sounds and smells of the forest
• He could hear the sound of several voices.
• The sound of children playing in the garden woke me.
• A strange sound from the room next door startled her.

Extra Examples

• A hollow sound echoed through the room.
• A strange sound came from the box.
• He didn't utter a single sound throughout the meeting.
• He jumped at the sound of my voice.
• He listened for sounds of movement.
• I awoke to the sound of rain.
• The door opened without a sound.
• The room was filled with the sound of laughter.
• There was a sickening sound as his head made contact with the concrete.
• Three bones transmit sounds to the inner ear.
• What's making that awful creaking sound?
• the distant sound of church bells
• I sat listening to the soft sound of rustling leaves.
• I still recall vividly the sights, sounds, and smells of our day at the seaside.
2. continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s ear
• Sound travels more slowly than light.
• aircraft that can fly faster than the speed of sound
• Sound carries well over calm water.
3. what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film
• SEE ALSO surround sound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/surround-sound
• Could you turn the sound up/down?
• The sound quality of the tapes was excellent.
• Is the sound turned on? I can't hear anything.
• Even with the sound turned off, television is distracting.
• They were known for producing DVDs with good picture and sound.

Extra Examples

• There's a lot of ambient sound in this film.
• a game with good graphics and great sound
4. the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians
• I like their sound.
• Franz Ferdinand have a great sound that's their own.
• The Moog synthesizer created a whole new sound.
• The band developed a formidable live sound.
• We experimented with different sounds.
• He has a sound unlike any other guitarist.
• Most of their songs have the sound of the sixties about them.
• He produces a good clean sound on his flute.
5. the idea or impression that you get of somebody/something from what somebody says or what you read
• They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.
• From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.
• They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that.
6. a narrow passage of water that joins two larger areas of water
• SYNONYM strait
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strait
• Plymouth Sound
7. to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
• She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
8. near enough to be able to hear something
• a house within sound of the sea

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’; related to swim.