sounding

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sounding Definition

• (n) a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding
• (n) the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
• (s) appearing to be as specified; 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
• (s) having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
• (s) making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"

sounding Synonyms

• looking
• sounding