noun
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
noun
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
adjective
appearing to be as specified
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- 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
adjective
having volume or deepness
Examples
- sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
- the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
adjective
making or having a sound as specified
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- used as a combining form
- harsh-sounding
verb
appear in a certain way
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- This sounds interesting
verb
make a certain noise or sound
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- She went `Mmmmm'
- The gun went `bang'
verb
give off a certain sound or sounds
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- This record sounds scratchy
verb
announce by means of a sound
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- sound the alarm
verb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
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verb
cause to sound
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- sound the bell
- sound a certain note
verb
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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