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. Bassam Zwan:

   We should announce that we have a high number, we should not hide the real numbers... even if they have not been diagnosed, because we should be sounding the alarm, we would be placing the responsibility on international organizations. It is not something to be ashamed of, this is a pandemic that is spreading.

2. Angela Stent:

   They were all sounding much tougher on Russia, much more like the Obama administration, and the outlier was the White House.

3. Kiran Ganesh:

   Our take is central banks are going to look through the inflationary effects of energy prices, individual (central bank) governors are sounding a bit more cautious but we are not going to see substantial rate hikes.

4. Sarah Shepherd:

   We're working on an RP model, but try to keep Lea Seydoux sounding French, if you have an American accent and a British accent, those will serve you very well as an actor.

5. George Floyd:

   Philonise Floyd appeared Wednesday before House Judiciary CommitteeHouse for an oversight hearing on policing and law enforcement accountability. The testimony came after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody in late May, an event that has sparked a national outcry along with sustained protests and civil unrest over the issue of police misconduct and racial injustice, as well as calls for Congress to act.In the wake of national protests and unrest, House and Senate Democrats have unveiled sweeping police reform legislation, while Senate Republicans are also now working to craft their own reform proposal. It remains unclear, however, whether there will be enough bipartisan support for anything to pass through both chambers of Congress. The path to any kind of bipartisan compromise is expected to be difficult as well with congressional Republicans already sounding skeptical of a number of proposals that Senate Democrats are pushing. In Senate Republicans testimony, George Floyd brother referenced the mass protests unfolding across the United States and urged policing reform and accountability. Read More.