HyperDic: sounding

English > 5 senses of the word *sounding*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sounding, looking	appearing to be as specified
	all	sounding	having volume or deepness
	all	sounding	making or having a sound as specified
NOUN	attribute	sounding	a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
NOUN	act	sounding	the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

sounding > pronunciation
Sounds	saw'ndihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *sounding*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms.
Examples	"fine-sounding phrases" "taken in by high-sounding talk"
Synonym	looking
Broader	superficial	Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious

English > *sounding*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Having volume or deepness.
Examples	"sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
Broader	full	(of sound) having marked deepness and body

English > *sounding*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form.
Example	"harsh-sounding "
Broader	audible, hearable	heard or perceptible by the ear

English > *sounding*: 5 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line.
Broader	depth, deepness	The extent downward or backward or inward
Verbs	sound	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

English > *sounding*: 5 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line).
Broader	measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration	The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Verbs	sound	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

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