sound out (English, verb)
expansion: sound out (third-person singular simple present sounds out, present participle sounding out, simple past and past participle sounded out)
Senses:
glosses: To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
tags: transitive
glosses: To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
tags: transitive
glosses: To speak or sing loudly, to call out.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: sounds out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sounding out
tags: participle
present
form: sounded out
tags: participle
past
form: sounded out
tags: past