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sound vs cry

cry vs sound

sound and cry both are nouns.

sound is an adjective but cry is not an adjective.

sound and cry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sound Yes Yes Yes No
cry Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cry is a hyponym of sound; that is, cry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sound:
  • sound: the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  • cry: the characteristic utterance of an animal
Other hyponyms of sound include bong, beat, beep, bleep, bell, toll, bombilation, bombination, buzz, chink, click, clink, chirp, chirrup, twitter, chorus, click-clack, clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clumping, clunking, ding, drip, dripping, drum, footfall, footstep, step, gargle, gurgle, jangle, jingle, knock, knocking, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering, noise, drum roll, paradiddle, roll, pat, rap, tap, patter, peal, pealing, roll, rolling, ping, plunk, pop, popping, purr, quack, quaver, ring, ringing, tintinnabulation, drumbeat, rataplan, rub-a-dub, sigh, skirl, song, strum, susurration, susurrus, swish, tapping, throbbing, clump, clunk, thud, thump, thumping, thrum, thunk, tick, ticking, ting, tinkle, toot, tootle, trample, trampling, twang, vibrato, voice, vroom, whack, birr, whir, whirr, whirring, whistle, whistling, whiz, zing, zizz.
sound (noun) cry (noun)
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
the subjective sensation of hearing something a fit of weeping
the audible part of a transmitted signal a slogan used to rally support for a cause
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
the sudden occurrence of an audible event the characteristic utterance of an animal
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
sound (adjective) cry (adjective)
financially secure and safe
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
complete; thorough
(of sleep) deep and complete
in excellent physical condition
exercising or showing good judgment
free from moral defect
vigorous or severe
having legal efficacy or force
logically valid
sound (verb) cry (verb)
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
utter with vibrating vocal chords bring into a particular state by crying
make a certain noise or sound utter a sudden loud cry
cause to sound proclaim or announce in public
announce by means of a sound utter a characteristic sound
give off a certain sound or sounds utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
appear in a certain way demand immediate action
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