Verb sound out has 2 senses
  1. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. check out, sound out, feel out - try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
    --2 is one way to question, query
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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