sonnet /ˈsɒnɪt/verb 2noun 1forms 5 verb2 •To compose sonnets. •To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about. noun1 •A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes. formssonneted · sonnetted · sonneting · sonnetting · sonnets