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sounding
adjective
noun
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
“harsh-sounding”
adjective
having volume or deepness
“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”
adjective
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
“left their clothes dirty looking”
noun
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
noun
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
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Example Sentences
harsh-sounding
sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
{'source': 'Wordsworth', 'text': 'the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion'}
left their clothes dirty looking
a most disagreeable looking character
angry-looking
liquid-looking
severe-looking policemen on noble horses
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