Sound
Sound verb - To cast oneself head first into deep water.
Usage example: a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded
Surface
Surface verb - To come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly.
How words are described
| soft | soft sound | soft surface |
| original | original sound | original surface |
| actual | actual sound | actual surface |
| dark | dark sound | dark surface |
| Other adjectives: new, weird, strange, last. | ||
Common collocations
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