soundbite see under sound¹

what's biting you, etc?

What is the matter with you, etc?, what is annoying you, etc?

sound¹ /sownd/

noun

1. The sensation of hearing
2. A transmitted disturbance perceived or perceptible by the ear, esp a tone produced by regular vibrations, opp to noise
3. Mere noise, without meaning or sense or distinguished from sense
4. A mental impression
5. Quality or level of noise
6. A particular type or quality of music
7. (in pl) music, esp popular (informal)
8. Spoken commentary, music, etc accompanying visual material such as filmed news footage (broadcasting and cinematography)
9. Radio, as opposed to television (broadcasting)
10. Earshot

intransitive verb

1. To give out a sound
2. To resound
3. To be audible
4. To be sounded
5. To be famed
6. To give an impression on hearing
7. To call, as by trumpet
8. To tend (obsolete)

transitive verb

1. To cause to make a sound
2. To produce, utter or make the sound of
3. To utter audibly
4. To pronounce
5. To announce, publish, proclaim, celebrate, signal or direct by sound
6. To mean (obsolete)
7. To examine by percussion and listening (see also sound³)
8. To tease, goad, provoke (US sl)

soundˈer noun

1. That which sounds
2. A telegraph-receiving instrument in which Morse signals are translated into sound signals

soundˈing noun

1. Emission of sound
2. A signal by trumpet, bell, alarm, etc
3. Examination by percussion

adjective

1. Making a sound
2. Sonorous
3. Resounding
4. Having a magnificent sound

soundˈingly adverb

soundˈless adjective

soundˈlessly adverb

soundˈ-alike noun

A person whose voice closely resembles that of another person

sound barrier noun (aeronautics)

A resistance met at or about the speed of sound when power required to increase speed rises steeply

soundˈbite or sound bite noun

A brief memorable phrase used by someone, esp a politician, when being interviewed on television or radio

soundˈboard noun

1. A thin resonating plate of wood or metal in a musical instrument
2. (in an organ) the apparatus that conveys the air from the wind chest to the appropriate pipes
3. A sounding board

sound boarding noun

Boards between joists carrying pugging to make a floor soundproof

sound body noun

A resonance box

sound bow noun

The thick edge of a bell, against which the hammer strikes

soundˈbox noun

1. A resonance box
2. Part of a gramophone supporting the diaphragm

sound broadcasting or sound radio noun

Broadcasting by radio as opposed to television

sound card noun

A printed circuit board that enables a computer to produce enhanced sound effects

soundˈ-carrier noun

A medium, such as a record, tape or compact disc, on which sound is recorded

soundˈcheck noun

A check or test made on sound equipment prior to its use at a concert or for recording

sound effects plural noun

Sounds other than dialogue or music used in films, radio and television

sound engineer noun (broadcasting, etc)

One responsible for sound

sound film noun

A cinema film with a synchronized soundtrack

sound hole noun

An f-shaped hole in the belly of a stringed musical instrument

sounding board noun

1. A structure for carrying a speaker's voice towards the audience
2. A soundboard
3. Any person, object or institution used to test the acceptability or effectiveness of an idea, plan, etc

soundˈman noun

A member of a television or film crew whose job it is to record sound

sound mixer noun

1. The person who controls the tone and volume of sound(s) to be recorded for a motion picture, musical recording, etc
2. The machine used in performing this task

sound poem noun

A poem consisting of a series of euphonic syllables

sound poet noun

sound post noun

A short post connecting the belly and back of a violin, etc under the bridge

soundˈproof adjective

Impenetrable by sound

transitive verb

To render soundproof

soundˈproofing noun

sound radio see sound broadcasting above.

sound ranging noun (acoustics)

The calculation of position by timing the arrival of sound waves from (three or more) known positions

soundˈscape noun

Esp in pop music, a mixture of sounds producing an overall effect

soundˈseeing noun

Listening to a recording of sounds from a distant place, eg on a podcast, to gain an impression of it

sound shadow noun

A region of silence behind a barrier to sound

sound shift noun

A series of regular changes in stop-consonants differentiating Germanic from other Indo-European languages, or (second shift) High German from other Germanic

sound spectrogram noun

A record produced by a sound spectrograph, an electronic instrument which makes a graphic representation of the qualities of a sound, eg frequency, intensity, etc

sound spectrography noun

sound stage noun

The soundproof area of a motion-picture studio on which the actors perform and sets are built

sound system noun

1. An electronic system, incl amplifier, speakers and one or more devices for playing recorded sound
2. A highly sophisticated or accessorized music system, eg a mobile disco

sound therapy noun

A therapeutic technique based on sound, using both its rhythmic patterns and its frequencies

soundˈtrack noun

1. (on a cinema film) the magnetic tape on which sounds are recorded
2. A recording of the sound (esp musical) accompaniment to a film

sound wave noun

A longitudinal disturbance propagated through air or other medium

sound off (about or on)

1. To speak loudly and freely (about or on), esp in complaint
2. To boast (about)