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sounding board
noun
: a person or group with whom you discuss ideas to see if the ideas are good
Full Definition of SOUNDING BOARD
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a : a structure behind or over a pulpit, rostrum, or platform to give distinctness and sonority to sound b : a device or agency that helps propagate opinions or utterances c : a person or group on whom one tries out an idea or opinion as a means of evaluating it
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: soundboard 1
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First Known Use of SOUNDING BOARD
1729
Rhymes with SOUNDING BOARD
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