sound-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: appear or seem

Commentary:
NOTE: implies making a judgement on the quality of something, including the quality of physical sound Syntax is: NP1 SOUND ADJ[attribute]

Examples:
Your paper topic sounds interesting.
That sounds like a good idea!
He sounded like a young pitcher trying to make it in the big leagues.
He sounded so wasted.
The record sounds scratchy.
She said he sounded so convincing and everthing about what he was saying.
The band sounded a bit off tonight.
We can now hear what the Mona Lisa's voice would have sounded like.

Mappings:
VerbNet: stimulus_subject-30.4
FrameNet: Appearance
PropBank: sound.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: emit or cause to emit noise

Commentary: includes: SOUND OFF, SOUND OUT Syntax is: NP1 SOUND NP1 SOUND NP2[inanimate]

Examples:
The skaters dashed out before the gun sounded.
His halfcourt shot was ruled to have left his hand after the buzzer sounded.
Sound the alarm!
Alright troops I have sounded off the alarm!
Mr. Weasley's voice sounded out from the crowded station.
If the General had known what was below him, he might have sounded retreat.

Mappings:
VerbNet: Sound_emission-43.2, Sound_Existence-47.4
FrameNet: Make_noise
PropBank: sound.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sound_off 2

Sense Number 3: measure the depth of a body of water

Examples:
Its depth from the surface was sounded as 60 ft.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 4: express an opinion (usually negative)

Commentary: includes: SOUND OFF

Examples:
North Carolina education leaders sounded a note of victory when they heard there would be more funding.
One day I sent her an e-mail and sounded off to her like nobody's business.
Now you'll have the chance to sound off on the networks and their star commentators.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: sound.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sound_off 1, 3

Sense Number 5: articulate, say, pronounce

Commentary: includes: SOUND OUT

Examples:
Every unknown word can be sounded out using the phonics skills the student has acquired.
Some words are pronounceable when sounded out but have no meaning.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sound_out 1

Sense Number 6: test, check out

Commentary: include: SOUND OUT

Examples:
I want to sound out the new professor.
He spent Monday in talks with consultants in Manhattan, and sounded out some donors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sound_out 2