Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)soundinga measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line (n)soundingthe act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) Adjectives
(s)looking, soundingappearing 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” (s)soundinghaving volume or deepness“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”,
“the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion” (Wordsworth) (s)soundingmaking or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form“harsh-sounding”