Noun

1. The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
2. The subjective sensation of hearing something
3. Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
4. The sudden occurrence of an audible event
5. The audible part of a transmitted signal
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
7. A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
8. A large ocean inlet or deep bay

Verb

1. Appear in a certain way
2. Make a certain noise or sound
3. Give off a certain sound or sounds
4. Announce by means of a sound
5. Utter with vibrating vocal chords
6. Cause to sound
7. Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line