how to pronounce sounded

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

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sounded is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sounded in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and clear the reason it sounded like …”

meanings of sounded

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of sound.

sounded frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word sounded occurs in english on average 24.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.