Sounding
WordNet
adjective
(1) Making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
"Harsh-sounding"
(2) Having volume or depth
"Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"
"The sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
(3) 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"
noun
(4) The act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
(5) A measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The action of the verb to sound
- The sounding of the bells woke me from sleep
- A measured depth of water
- The sailor took a sounding every five minutes
- The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for sexual pleasure
Adjective
- Emitting a sound.
- The sounding bell woke me up.
Verb
sounding
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- Little Mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed.