At the risk of sounding too forward, I'd like to make a comment.
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Sounding
//ˈsaʊndɪŋ//
Synonyms for "sounding" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (31)
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12 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- сондиране noun (test made with a probe)
Catalan
1 entries- sondar noun (test made with a probe)
German
1 entries- Sondierung noun (test made with a probe)
Indonesian
1 entries- pendugaan noun (test made with a probe)
Malay
1 entries- pemeruman noun (test made with a probe)
Portuguese
1 entries- sondagem noun (test made with a probe)
Russian
1 entries- зонди́рование noun (test made with a probe)
Spanish
2 entries- sonda noun (test made with a probe)
- sondeo noun (test made with a probe)
Turkish
1 entries- sondaj noun (test made with a probe)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.
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Try sounding him out and see if he'll come around.
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"It is when you overcome that, that a boy becomes something-something" "If you're trying to say something important sounding keep talking right to the end!"
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