sound out
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Definitions
Verb
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?"
Verb
try to learn someone''s opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
More Specific Terms
accent
accentuate
aspirate
click
devoice
drawl
explode
flap
labialise
labialize
lilt
lisp
mispronounce
misspeak
nasalise
nasalize
palatalise
palatalize
raise
retroflex
roll
round
sibilate
sound
stress
subvocalise
subvocalize
syllabise
syllabize
trill
twang
vocalise
vocalize
voice
vowelise
vowelize