0 present participle of sound
1 to seem good, interesting, strange, etc. from what is said or written:
2 to make a noise:
3 to measure the depth of a mass of water, such as the sea, usually by sonar
Without wishing to sound conceited, I am the best salesperson in the company.
They don't sound confident about the future of the industry.
Their ideas sound fine in principle but they haven't worked out the economics behind the policies.
Instead of sounding as if they were coming from some specific location, extremely loud honks and cracks may appear simply as present to the listener.
They feared that the result could be that they would end up sounding like their students rather than the other way around.
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