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sound out > 2 senses
VERB1sound out, pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, saySpeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
2sound out, check out, feel outTry to learn someone's opinions and intentions
sound out > verb 1, communication
MeaningSpeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
Synonymspronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say
Narrowertwang; devoice; raise; lilt; palatalize, palatalise; nasalize, nasalise; mispronounce, misspeka; aspirate; voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise; retroflex; subvocalize, subvocalise; syllabize, syllabise; drawl; round, labialize, labialise; lisp; stress, accent, accentuate; vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise; click; trill; sibilate; flap; explode; roll
Entailstalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
sound out > verb 2, communication
MeaningTry to learn someone's opinions and intentions.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"I have to sound out the new professor"
Synonymscheck out, feel out
Broaderquestion, query

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