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Plural of sound

regular plural

The plural of sound is sounds.

Forms of sound

Singularsound /ˈsaʊ̯nd/
Pluralsounds /saʊnz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Sounds in a sentence

  • Through all the Worlds are sounds, the noises of moving, and the echoes of voices and song; but upon the River is no sound ever heard, for there all echoes die.1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 88
  • When the horn sounds, take cover.
  • They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.From the entry country
  • Give the motor a listen and tell me if it sounds off.From the entry listen
  • You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.From the entry dirty

Meaning of sound

  1. adjective Healthy.
  2. adjective Complete, solid, or secure.
  3. adjective Having the property of soundness.

Full definition of sound

Questions about the plural of sound

What is the plural of sound?
The plural of sound is sounds.
Is sound countable?
Sound is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sound (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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