sounding
ADJECTIVENOUN
/saʊndɪŋ/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sounding is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1N1D2I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does sounding mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms.
“fine-sounding phrases”
“taken in by high-sounding talk”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Having volume or deepness.
“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”
“the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion”
SIMILAR
3
Making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form.
“harsh-sounding”
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line.
BROADER
RELATED
2
The act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line).
BROADER
RELATED
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of sounding
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