soun

[ soun ]

noun

, Chiefly Scots.

1. a variant of sound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soun¹

First recorded in 1300–50

Example Sentences

After the deal closes, expected towards the first quarter of 2022, SoundHound will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "SOUN".

From Reuters

Once, when taunted by a youngster, she had retorted, “Aw, you don’t know what you’re saying. You’re jus’ full of soun’ ’n’ furry siggaflying nothing.”

From Literature

“I true believe your mut-thur is safe an’ soun’ on a raff like dis.

From Literature

“That really soun like Night of Joy chariddy when them orphan pay in in a lotta money for whatever they gettin.”

From Literature

A Provençal song with a haunting air tells how the Devil carried off a nun who rebelled against her imprisonment: Dedins Aix l’y a’no moungeto, Tant pourideto, Di que s’avie soun bel amic Sera la reino dou pays....

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