Synonyms and antonyms of What sound can do and changing sounds in British Thesaurus

amplify (verb)

to make sounds louder

reverberate (verb)

if a sound reverberates, it is repeated many times as it hits two opposite surfaces

fade (verb)

if a sound fades, it gradually becomes quieter until you cannot hear it any more

echo (verb)

if a building, space, or room echoes, noises are repeated there because it is large and empty

ring (verb)

if a sound rings in a place, it is loud and you can hear it clearly

rise (verb)

if a sound rises, you can start to hear it or it gets louder

deepen (verb)

if a sound deepens, or if someone deepens it, it becomes lower

swell (verb)

literary to become gradually louder

deafen (verb)

if a noise deafens you, you cannot hear anything else because it is so loud

go off ()

to start making a noise as a signal or warning

be (as) clear as a bell ()

to be very easy to hear

bounce off ()

if light or sound bounces off a surface, it hits it and then moves away from it again

colour (verb)

to affect the way someone sounds

echo (verb)

if a noise echoes, it is repeated because the sound hits a surface and returns

echo (verb)

if a place echoes with a particular sound, it is filled with that sound

echo in your mind/head ()

if something that you have heard echoes in your mind, you seem to keep hearing it

fade in ()

if a sound or picture fades in, or if you fade it in, it gradually becomes louder or clearer

fall away (British)

Britishliterary if something such as a sound or feeling falls away, it becomes weaker and disappears

filter (verb)

if light or sound filters into a place, only a little of it enters that place

go up ()

if a noise goes up from a group of people, they all start to make it

pierce (verb)

mainly literary if sound or light pierces something, it suddenly sounds very loudly or shines very brightly

quieten (verb)

to become less noisy, active, or busy, or to make someone or something less noisy, active, or busy

reach someone’s ears ()

to be heard by someone

re-echo (verb)

if sounds or thoughts re-echo, you hear them again and again

rend the air (literary)

literary if a loud shout or sound rends the air, it happens suddenly and is very loud

reverberate (verb)

if something such as a room reverberates, it seems to shake slightly because of a loud sound that is repeated many times

ring in your ears ()

if something such as someone’s words ring in your ears, you feel that you can still hear them after that person has stopped speaking

ripple (verb)

if a feeling or sound ripples through someone or through a group of people, it spreads gradually

sink (verb)

to become quiet

sounding board (noun)

a large board placed over or behind someone who is speaking in public, so that people can hear them more easily

travel (verb)

if light or sound travels from one place to another, it moves there