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sounding
adjective
noun
Making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
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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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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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