sound out

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sound out

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say

    She pronounces French words in a funny way

    I cannot say `zip wire'

    Can the child sound out this complicated word?

  • try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; check out, feel out

    I have to sound out the new professor

English Idioms Dictionary

try to find out how a person feels about something by asking questions I have been sounding out my wife recently about whether or not she wants to move to a new house.