Play
Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.
Volume
Volume noun - A considerable amount.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When the volume has been above a certain level for too long, a Sony Walkman will play a painfully high-pitched beeping which is often far louder than the current volume, making you tear your earphones from your head until it's over and you can return the sound to normal.
Source: Critical Annoyance -
Any time you use the Fixer, a sound effect disturbingly similar to being hit by a large glob of poisonous slime will periodically play at TWICE THE VOLUME OF EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE GAME.
Source: Most Annoying Sound - The serial killer Johnny Dread is among this cast but doesn't play a particularly prominent role in the first volume.
Source: Malignant Plot Tumor
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Volume and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/volume
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Volume or Play. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/volume.
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