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Rashat Khalikov Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
The sound that carries away
With these words I want to say that the sound is very beautiful and when people listen to it they enjoy it so much that they even forget where they are and experience sound immersion. Is this a correct way to describe it or what are the alternatives to "The sound that carries away"?
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Rashat Khalikov The sound that carries away I'm not sure how you're going to do this with "the sound" as the subject; however, with a reference to a person as the subject, there's the expression "be transported". You can add "by the music" but it's not necessary. [I / The audience / The child] was transported (by the music).
- Rashat Khalikov The sound that carries away I'm not sure how you're going to do this with "the sound" as the subject; however, with a reference to a person as the subject, there's the expression "be transported".
- You can add "by the music" but it's not necessary.
- [I / The audience / The child] was transported (by the music).
- With "The sound" you might use various synonyms of 'transport' in this sense: [The sound / The music] [enchants / enthralls / delights / mesmerizes / captivates / transfixes / bewitches / beguiles / dazzles] us.
- [The sound / The music] is [mesmerizing / bewitching / spellbinding / beguiling / transcendent].
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Rashat KhalikovThe sound that carries awayI'm not sure how you're going to do this with "the sound" as the subject; however, with a reference to a person as the subject, there's the expression "be transported". You can add "by the music" but it's not necessary.
[I / The audience / The child] was transported (by the music).
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Thank you! Your suggested synonyms were helpful. I think I will go with enchanting.
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