Definition of sounding

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  • sounding is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • sounding is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • sounding is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of sounding

  • appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms (adjective)

    Examples

    1. fine-sounding phrases
    2. taken in by high-sounding talk

    Synonyms

    1. looking
  • a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line (noun)
  • having volume or deepness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
    2. the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion
  • making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form (adjective)

    Examples

    1. harsh-sounding
  • the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) (noun)

See definition of sounding in Merriam Webster