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1 sounding
1) ((a) measurement of depth of water etc.) dÿptarmæling2) (a depth measured.) (mælingar)dÿptar3) ((an) act of trying to find out views etc.) reyna að afla sér upplÿsinga -
2 harmonious
[-'məu-]1) (pleasant-sounding: a harmonious melody.) hljómfagur, samstilltur2) (pleasant to the eye: a harmonious colour scheme.) samstilltur, samstæður3) (without disagreement or bad feeling: a harmonious relationship.) friðsamlegur, samlyndur -
3 nasal
['neizəl]1) (of the nose: a nasal infection; nasal congestion.) nef-2) (sounding through the nose: a nasal voice.) nefmæltur -
4 plaintive
['pleintiv](sounding sad or sorrowful: a plaintive cry.) angurvær- plaintiveness -
5 sigh
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6 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) hraustur, heilbrigður, traustur2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) djúpur, vær3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) almennilegur, ítarlegur4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nákvæmur5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) skynsamlegur•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) hljóð2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) hávaði3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) sem hljómar vel/illa2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) láta hljóma/gjalla2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gefa (e-ð) til kynna með hljóðmerki3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) hljóma4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) vera borinn fram5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) hlusta•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) hljóðeinangraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) mæla dÿpt, lóða- sounding- sound out
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Sounding — can refer to:*Determination of the depth of water usually in the sea. Originally using a weighted line called a lead line, more recently using **Echo sounding *Whale sounding, the act of diving by whales *an atmospheric sounding *various methods… … Wikipedia
Sounding — Sound ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs). [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) [From {Sound} to fathom.] (a) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained. (b) Any place or part of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sounding — sounding1 [soun′diŋ] adj. 1. making or giving forth sound 2. resonant; sonorous 3. high sounding; bombastic sounding2 [soun′diŋ] n. 1. a) the act of measuring the depth or examining the bottom of a body of water, etc. with or as with … English World dictionary
sounding — ► NOUN 1) the action of sounding the depth of water. 2) a measurement taken by sounding. 3) (soundings) information or evidence ascertained before taking action … English terms dictionary
Sounding — Sound ing, a. Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sounding — index resounding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sounding — 1. n. 1 a the action or process of measuring the depth of water, now usu. by means of echo. b an instance of this (took a sounding). 2 (in pl.) a a region close to the shore of the right depth for sounding. b Naut. measurements taken by sounding … Useful english dictionary
-sounding — [[t] saʊndɪŋ[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED sounding combines with adjectives to indicate a quality that a word, phrase, or name seems to have. → See also high sounding Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive sounding phrases.… … English dictionary
Sounding — Sound Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of water).] 1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sounding — 1. noun /ˈsaʊndɪŋ,ˈsoʊndɪŋ/ a) The action of the verb to sound The sounding of the bells woke me from sleep b) Testing with a probe The sailor took a sounding every five minutes 2. adjective /ˈsaʊndɪŋ,ˈsoʊndɪŋ/ Emitting a sound … Wiktionary
sounding — sounding1 noun 1》 the action of sounding the depth of water. ↘a measurement taken by sounding. ↘the determination of any physical property at a depth in the sea or at a height in the atmosphere. 2》 (soundings) information or evidence… … English new terms dictionary
