sounding board



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sounding board

A person or group with whom one discusses an idea, plan, or suggestion in order to evaluate its strengths, acceptability, feasibility, practicality, etc. My friend John and I really know each other's skills and interests, so whenever one of us has an idea for a new project, we use the other as a sounding board.
See also: board, sounding

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Consuelakon-SWE-lahSpanish
Eutropia-Ancient Greek
Seti-Ancient Egyptian
Felicitasfe-LEE-tsee-tahs (German)German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Janie['dʒeini]