sounding

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
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Other forms: soundings

Definitions of sounding
  1. adjective
    appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
    “fine-sounding phrases”
    “taken in by high-sounding talk”
    synonyms: looking
    superficial
    concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
  2. adjective
    making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
    “harsh-sounding”
    synonyms:
    audible, hearable
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  3. noun
    a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
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    type of:
    deepness, depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  4. noun
    the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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    type of:
    measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  5. adjective
    having volume or deepness
    “sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”
    “"the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth”
    synonyms:
    full
    (of sound) having marked deepness and body
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Common Senses: Son ("Sound")

Learn these words that contain the root son, from the Latin verb sonare, "to sound." Here are links to the complete set of Common Senses lists: Hearing: Phon / Aud / Son Sight: Vid, Vis / Spec, Spect, Spic / Op, Ops, Opt Touch: Path / Sent, Sens / Tact, Tang

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