soundproof

[ sound-proof ]

/ ˈsaʊndˌpruf /

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adjective

impervious to sound.

verb (used with object)

to cause to be soundproof.

Origin of soundproof

First recorded in 1875–80; sound¹ + -proof

OTHER WORDS FROM soundproof

sound·proof·ing, noun

Words nearby soundproof

sounding line, sounding machine, sounding rocket, soundless, soundpost, soundproof, soundscape, soundtrack, souness, sounion, sounion head

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There would have been no birth certificates because Dugard was forced her to give birth in a soundproof structure in the backyard.

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It was Lillian; she must have just come out of the soundproof speech-lab.

Naudsonce |H. Beam Piper
Yes, he could put up something big enough for everything the girls would need to install, and soundproof it.

Naudsonce |H. Beam Piper
The wireless office was soundproof and practically airtight.

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But even if they had time to look it up, which they didn't, the contestant couldn't hear them in a soundproof booth.

The Electronic Mind Reader |John Blaine
They were within ten yards of the plane when a wail of anguish was born—and died—in two soundproof helmets.

Lords of the Stratosphere |Arthur J. Burks

British Dictionary definitions for soundproof

soundproof

/ (ˈsaʊndˌpruːf) /

adjective

not penetrable by sound

verb

(tr) to render soundproof

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