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(verb) try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
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(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?"
syn. check out · feel out · pronounce · articulate · enounce · enunciate · say
WordNet 3.1