Noun

• S: (n) sounding (a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) sounding (the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line))

Verb

• S: (v) sound (appear in a certain way) "This sounds interesting"
• S: (v) sound, go (make a certain noise or sound) "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
• S: (v) sound (give off a certain sound or sounds) "This record sounds scratchy"
• S: (v) sound (announce by means of a sound) "sound the alarm"
• S: (v) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
• S: (v) sound (cause to sound) "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
• S: (v) fathom, sound (measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line)

Adjective

• S: (adj) looking, sounding (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"
• similar to
• S: (adj) superficial (concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually) "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
• antonym
• S: (adj) sounding (having volume or deepness) "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
• S: (adj) sounding (making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form) "harsh-sounding"