Sounded

The fire alarm sounded.

I sounded him out about his views.

The buzzer sounded.

The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.

This was before people knew how to record voices, so we don't know exactly what he sounded like.

The room emptied when the gong for dinner sounded.

The trumpets sounded the retreat.

When I talked with him on the phone, he sounded tired.

His piano playing sounded fantastic.

At first, he sounded very sincere.