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sound out
vb
(tr, adverb) to question (someone) in order to discover (opinions, facts, etc)
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Verb 1. sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
twang - pronounce with a nasal twang
devoice - utter with tense vocal chords
raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"
mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"
drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
lisp - speak with a lisp
accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant
flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
2. sound out - try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
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Translations
يُحاوِل مَعْرِفَة أفكار وخُطَط الشَّخْص
sondovat
høre hvad har at sige
kipuhatol
komast aî skoîunum/áætlunum e-s
sondovať
ağız aramak
w>sound out
vt sep person → aushorchen, ausfragen ; intentions, opinions → herausfinden, herausbekommen ; to sound somebody out about or on something → bei jdm in Bezug auf etw (acc) → vorfühlen
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sound3
(saund) verb to measure the depth of (water etc). meet يَقيسُ العُمْق بواسِطَة الصَّوْت измервам дълбочина sondar (z)měřit hloubku ausloten lodde βυθομετρώ sondar loodima عمق سنجي كردن luodata sonder לִמדוֹד עוֹמֶק मापना, नापना mjeriti (dubinu), ispitivati (dno) (mélységet) mér menduga mæla dÿpt, lóða sondare, scandagliare 深さを測る (물의 깊이 등을) 측정하다 išmatuoti gylį mērīt (ūdens) dziļumu menduga peilen lodde, måle dybden sondować عمق سنجی کول sondar a sonda измерять глубину (воды) (od)merať hĺbku sondirati izmeriti dubinu pejla, loda วัดความลึกของน้ํา derinliğini ölçmek 測... 水深度 вимірювати глибину; зондувати گہرائی کا اندازہ کرنا dò, đo độ sâu 测...深度
ˈsounding noun1. (a) measurement of depth of water etc. dieplood قِياس الأعماق، سَبْر غَوْر измерване на дълбочина sondagem měření hloubky das Loten lod βυθομέτρηση sondaje loodimine luotaus sondage מַד עוֹמֶק नाप mjerenje dubine vode, sondaža (mélység) mérése pendugaan dÿptarmæling scandagliamento 測深 (물 등의) 깊이 측량 gylio matavimas dziļuma mērīšana pemeruman peiling lodding sondowanie د اوبو زورتيا موندل sondagem sondaj измерение глубины meranie hĺbky sondiranje merenje dubine pejling, lodning การหยั่งความลึกของน้ํา su derinliği ölçme, iskandil 水深測量 промір глибини лотом پانی کی گہرائی کی پیمائش sự dò chiều sâu 水深测量
2. a depth measured. diepte العُمق المَقيس измерена дълбочина profundidade změřená hloubka ausgelotete Wassertiefe dybde βάθος που έχει μετρηθεί sondaje looditud sügavus luodattu syvyys sondage עומק गहराई izmjerena dubina mélység kedalaman (mælingar)dÿptar scandaglio 水深 측량된 수심 gylis dziļums; dziļuma mērījums kedalaman peiling bunnskudd, dybdemål sonda زورتيا profundidade sondaj глубина odmeraná hĺbka sondaža merenje dubine pejling, lodning การหยั่งความลึก iskandil ölçümü 測深 глибина за лотом گہرائی کی پیمائش chiều sâu đo được 测深
3. (an) act of trying to find out views etc. uitvind wat iemand dink/meen إسْتِطلاع آراء сондиране sondagem sondáž das Ausforschen sondere terrænet βολιδοσκόπηση sondaje järelepärimine kuulostelu sondage לִבדוֹק, לִמדוֹד मन की थाह लेना ispitivanje szondázás menyelidiki reyna að afla sér upplÿsinga sondaggio 調査 신중한 조사 zonduoti zondēšana; izpēte; izprašņāšana risikan peiling sondere terrenget sondowanie نظر سنجى sondagem sondaj зондирование sondáž anketa ispitivati pejling, sondering การถามความคิดเห็น sondaj, gizlice yapılan yoklama 調查 зондування; розпитування منظر معلوم کرنے کا عمل sự thăm dò ý kiến 调查
sound out to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc. Will you sound out your father on this? uitvra يُحاوِل مَعْرِفَة أفكار وخُطَط الشَّخْص проучвам sondar sondovat (u) ausforschen, sondieren høre hvad (...) har at sige βολιδοσκοπώ sondear, tantear (kellegi) arvamust välja selgitama نظر خواهي كردن kuulostella sonder לְהַשמִיע उद्देश्य जानने की कोशिश करना ispitati kipuhatol menyelidiki pendapat komast að skoðunum/áætlunum e-s sondare 探る 생각, 의중을 타진하다 išklausinėti iztaujāt; izklaušināt merisik-risik polsen spørre ut wybadać نضر طلب کول sondar a descoase (pe cineva) выведывать; зондировать sondovať (u) pretipati saznati sondera, söka utröna ถามความเห็นของ ağız aramak 試探(什麼人的)思想或計劃 намагатися з'ясувати (чиюсь думку); обережно випитувати کسی کے خیالات یا جذبات کا پتا لگانا đọc ra ý nghĩ, kế hoạch của ai 试探意见,探听口气
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