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Meaning of sounding in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    sounding

    Definitions

    1. appearing to be as specified

    Examples

    • « usually used as combining forms »
    • « left their clothes dirty looking »
    • « a most disagreeable looking character »
    • « angry-looking »
    • « liquid-looking »
    • « severe-looking policemen on noble horses »
    • « fine-sounding phrases »
    • « taken in b »

    Synonyms

    • superficial
  2. 2. having volume or depth

    Examples

    • « sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal »
    • « the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion- Wordsworth »

    Synonyms

    • full
  3. 3. making or having a sound as specified

    Examples

    • « used as a combining form »
    • « harsh-sounding »

    Synonyms

    • audible
    • hearable
  4. Noun

    sounding

    Definitions

    1. a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding
  5. 2. the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

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