sound out
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
She pronounces French words in a funny way
Types & categories
- twang hyponym
- devoice hyponym
- raise hyponym
- lilt hyponym
- palatalize hyponym
- nasalize hyponym
- nasalize hyponym
- mispronounce hyponym
- aspirate hyponym
- vocalize hyponym
- retroflex hyponym
- subvocalize hyponym
- syllabize hyponym
- drawl hyponym
- labialize hyponym
- lisp hyponym
- accent hyponym
- vowelize hyponym
- click hyponym
- trill hyponym
- sibilate hyponym
- flap hyponym
- explode hyponym
- roll hyponym
Related & opposite
- articulation derivation
- orthoepy derivation
- pronunciation derivation
- articulation derivation
- diction derivation
- articulator derivation
- articulatory derivation
- mouth entails
Sense 2 verb
try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
I have to sound out the new professor
Types & categories
- query hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | articulation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | orthoepy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pronunciation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | articulation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diction |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | articulator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | articulatory |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | mouth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | twang |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | devoice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lilt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | palatalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mispronounce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspirate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vocalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retroflex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subvocalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | syllabize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drawl |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labialize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lisp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vowelize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | click |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sibilate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explode |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | query |