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sounding

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Sounding means: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms.

Synonyms for sounding5

adjective, as in appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

adjective, as in making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form

audible, hearable

adjective, as in having volume or deepness

What does sounding mean?5

adjective

1

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms“left their clothes dirty looking”

2

making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form“harsh-sounding”

3

having volume or deepness“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”

noun

1

a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

2

the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sounding?9

two syllables

three syllables

surroundingastoundingcompoundingresoundingrebounding
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Sounding in a sentence

  • We want natural-sounding translations, not word-for-word direct translations.CN
  • Despite sounding the same, these two words are written with different letters.acell
  • Try sounding him out and see if he'll come around.unknown
  • He always talks in such high-sounding terms.fcbond
  • You're sounding like you're bloating out your own self-importance.LoverofEnglish
  • I'm here if you want to use me as a sounding board.rul
  • Learning collocations is one step towards sounding like a native speaker.CK
  • He has an incongruous sounding name which is hard to remember.rafaeld4

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Forms of sounding

as a noun

plural
soundings