释义 |
sound verb- to speak or inform; to tease someone; to flirt; to insult someone in a semi-formal quasi-friendly competition US
- So, when the Hepcat sounded her, she was bound to beat him down[.] — Dan Burley, Diggeth Thou?, p. 34, 1959
- All I want from you is to sound him for me and set up a time and a place to talk[.] — Ross Russell, The Sound, p. 58, 1961
- But now I sound her with the truth, just the way it is, the whole truth. — Sara Harris, The Lords of Hell, p. 59, 1967
- Alfredo and I had never been too tight and we never seemed to miss a chance to sound each other. — Piri Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, p. 109, 1967
- I sound on Joan if she thinks she got time for me to go phone around and see what I can do, get help I guess is what I meant. — The Digger Papers, p. 10, August 1968
- I mean, why aren’t you sounding on her? It’s obvious that you want to. — Cecil Brown, The Life & Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger, p. 187, 1969
- — Roger D. Abrahams, Deep Down in the Jungle:, p. 260, 1970
- She wanted to cop some horse and sounded on Arnie who in turn introduced us. — Herbert Huncke, The Evening Sun Turned Crimson, p. 173, 1980
- There are many different terms for playing the dozens, including “bagging, capping, cracking, dissing, hiking, joning, ranking, ribbing, serving, signifying, slipping, sounding and snapping”. — Haskins James, The Story of Hip-Hop, 2000
- to glare at or intimidate someone with a look US
- — New York Times, p. 2, 15 May 1955
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