SOUND OUT Definition & Meaning

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sound out

verb

tr, adverb to question (someone) in order to discover (opinions, facts, etc)

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Idioms and Phrases

Seek the views or intentions of, as in We'd better sound out Mom about who's using the station wagon , or Let's sound out the staff before we decide which week we should close for vacation . This expression derives from sound meaning “to measure the depth of water by lowering a line or lead.” It was transferred to other kinds of inquiry in the late 1500s, but out was not added for several centuries.

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But a stream of faulty alerts continued to sound out the following day.

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The government has already sounded out a number of consultancies to take that on if the situation arises.

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Wolves had been assessing their options for a number of weeks and sounded out candidates, including former West Ham manager David Moyes.

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When Chris Rock started his monologue, the comedian sounded out of breath, as if he’d run up flights of stairs at 30 Rock to get to the stage.

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Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter has been sounded out by both Wolves and West Ham.

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