sound out meaning

sound out as a verb

1. 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?

   Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say

   Kinds: twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalize, nasalize, mispronounce, aspirate, voice, retroflex, subvocalize, syllabize

2. try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
   • I have to sound out the new professor

   Synonyms: check out, feel out

   Type of: question

sound out in a sentence

• I tried to sound out his views.
• Leon covered his ears, trying to shut the sound out.
• Tom certainly gets a nice sound out of that old bassoon.
• Ziri didn't hear any sound out of the ordinary.

How to pronounce sound out

sound out is pronounced /saʊnd aʊt/ in British English and /saʊnd aʊt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.