foresound
foresound noun: a sound made in advance.
Noun
foresound (plural foresounds)
- a sound made in advance
- Then of a sudden, without any foresounds, the scratching began again.1900, Henry Thew Stephenson, Patroon Van Volkenberg
- In Great Britain, on the contrary, the fore-sound is perceptible to four, and the aftersound to three, out of every five observers; and these proportions are maintained roughly to considerable distances from the epicentre.2013, Charles Davison, A Study Of Recent Earthquakes
Verb
foresound (third-person singular simple present foresounds, present participle foresounding, simple past and past participle foresounded)
- to sound in advance
- Of ash-heaps, in the which ye use
Husbands and wives by streaks to chuse;
Of crackling laurel, which foresounds
A plenteous harvest to your grounds; […]1810, John Nott, Robert Herrick, Select poems from the Hesperides
- Of ash-heaps, in the which ye use
Antonyms of foresound
Forms of foresound
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | foresounds |
| alternative form | fore-sound |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | foresounds |
| present participle | foresounding |
| past participle | foresounded |
| past | foresounded |
Origin of foresound
From fore- + sound.
Questions about foresound
- What does foresound mean?
- Foresound means a sound made in advance.
- What part of speech is foresound?
- Foresound can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of foresound?
- The plural of foresound is foresounds.
Words near foresound in the dictionary
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