sound bite
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
sound bite
- /ˈsaʊndbaɪt/ UK
noun sound bites · soundbite · soundbyte
-
An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudo-science and superstition, but especially a ki
Similar: sound cut
- A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable. The ground offensive against Iraq ended after 100 hours, partly out of concern that American troops not occupy an Arab capital, partly because Arab allies feared the disintegration of Iraq and partly because a “100-hour war” made a good sound bite.
-
Synonym of sound clip.
Similar: sound clip
Translations
Every language
noun Translations
| Español | cuña, extracto expresivo, cita lapidaria |
|---|---|
| Português | sonora |
| Français | clip sonore |
| Italiano | frase a effetto |
Talk about this word "sound bite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sound%20bite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sound bite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20bite "sound bite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20bite.Cite this
@misc{sound_bite_2026,
title = {sound bite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20bite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
