"sounding" in the noun sense
1. sounding
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
2. sounding
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
"sounding" in the verb sense
1. sound
appear in a certain way
"This sounds interesting"
2. sound, go
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"
"The gun went `bang'"
3. sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
"This record sounds scratchy"
4. sound
announce by means of a sound
"sound the alarm"
5. voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
utter with vibrating vocal chords
6. sound
cause to sound
"sound the bell"
"sound a certain note"
7. fathom, sound
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
"sounding" in the adjective sense
1. looking, sounding
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 by high-sounding talk"
2. sounding
having volume or deepness
"sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"
"the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
3. sounding
making or having a sound as specified used as a combining form
"harsh-sounding"
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