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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"

a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding

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

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"

a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding

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

Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.

The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).

measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.

Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.

The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

The act of measuring the depth of water or the result obtained by so measuring.

See percussion.

The ascertaining the depth of water:-pl. any part of the ocean where a sounding-line will reach the bottom.

Act of sounding.

Giving forth a sound.

The act of one who or that which sounds.

The depth of water as sounded or depth that can be sounded.

Searching, see Sound.

n. Act of one who or that which sounds;-pl. Any place or part of the ocean or other water where a sounding-line will reach the bottom.