Synonyms for sounding
ˈsaʊn dɪŋsound·ing

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1. soundingnoun

   a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

   Antonyms:
   thin, profound, unhearable, inaudible

2. soundingadjective

   the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

   Antonyms:
   inaudible, thin, unhearable, profound

3. looking, soundingadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   looking

   Antonyms:
   thin, profound, unhearable, inaudible

4. soundingadjective

   having volume or deepness

   "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

   Synonyms:
   looking

   Antonyms:
   profound, unhearable, inaudible, thin

5. soundingadjective

   making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form

   "harsh-sounding"

   Synonyms:
   looking

   Antonyms:
   thin, profound, inaudible, unhearable

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1. soundingadjective

   Synonyms:
   sonorous, resonant, sonant

2. soundingnoun

   Synonyms:
   bathymetry, examination, proclamation, resonance, reverberation

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1. List of paraphrases for "sounding":

   radiosonde, probe, ringing, probing

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1. Ko Sai:

   We just heard a loud noise sounding like thunder and saw that the huge mountain collapsed and a huge wave of rubble was moving and sprawling on a wide area, it was just like a nightmare.

2. Abigail Adams:

   We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

3. Dirk Hoke:

   We are sounding the alarm that Germany and Europe are falling behind in space vis-a-vis China and the United States, we're at a critical juncture to ensure we stay in the top league.

4. Homer:

   You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind.

5. Hans Kluge:

   Europe is at the epicenter of this pandemic once again, at the risk of sounding alarmist, I must express our very real concern and convey our steadfast commitment to stand beside you and support you as best we can.