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
adjective, as in having volume or deepness
What does sounding mean?5
adjective
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms“left their clothes dirty looking”
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form“harsh-sounding”
having volume or deepness“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”
noun
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
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
three syllables
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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