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Meaning of sound out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
    transitive
  2. To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
    transitive
  3. To speak or sing loudly, to call out.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Català sondar
Deutsch anstimmen artikulieren aushorchen aushorchen aussprechen sondieren
Ελληνικά βολιδοσκοπώ
Suomi lausua
עברית גישש
日本語 探りを入れる 気を引く
Latina clango
Polski sondować wybadać wybadywać wybrzmieć wybrzmiewać wymacać wymacywać wysondować
Türkçe tartmak
Tiếng Việt kêu vang ráp vần thăm dò

Examples

“You'll have⟳ to ask⟳ them—sound⟳ them out.”
“Sound⟳ out, voices of young men! loudly and musically call⟳ me by my nighest name⟳!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sound the drum sound-tracked sound-tracking sound-tracks soundcheck soundchecked

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