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sounding: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line); a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line; making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"; having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

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bathymetry collapse: measuring the depths of the oceans

oceanography collapse: the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

sonar collapse: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"

euphonious collapse: having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"; (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

melodic collapse: of or relating to melody; "melodic harmony"

melodious collapse: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

tuneful collapse: having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

silver tongued collapse

cantabile collapse: smooth and flowing

Johnsonian collapse

orotund collapse: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

sonorous collapse

declamatory collapse

dulcet collapse: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"; extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

high sounding collapse

resounding collapse

high flying collapse

mellifluous collapse

bedizened collapse

lyrical collapse: suitable for or suggestive of singing

ringing collapse: the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

catchy collapse: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

appealing collapse: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"; expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"

pealing collapse

overelaborate collapse

showy collapse: displaying brilliance and virtuosity; marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"

grandiloquent collapse: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek; lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

ostentatious collapse: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

rhetorical collapse: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"; of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford

garish collapse

repercussive collapse

overdone collapse: cooked too long but still edible

highfalutin collapse

honeyed collapse: with honey added

sounded collapse

grandiose collapse: impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval; affectedly genteel

booming collapse: used of the voice; very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

flamboyant collapse: richly and brilliantly colorful

tripping collapse

flashy collapse: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

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