Foresound
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foresound is a noun meaning a sound made in advance.
Meaning
a sound made in advance.
More Meanings
- (transitive) to sound in advance
Example Sentences
Then of a sudden, without any foresounds, the scratching began again.
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; […]
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.
Word Forms
- foresounds
- fore-sound
- foresounding
- foresounded
Antonyms for foresound
Common opposites include aftersound.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foresignal, pre-echo, foresense, prevocalization, foresong, foreshow.
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