High Sounding

Pronunciation: /haɪ ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

Definitions of high sounding

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, in this case 'high sounding' describes a sound that is loud or impressive

Example Sentences

A1 The high sounding music filled the room with joy.

A2 She used high sounding words to impress her teacher.

B1 The politician's high sounding promises failed to convince the voters.

B2 The CEO's high sounding speech inspired the employees to work harder.

C1 The professor's high sounding theories challenged the existing scientific beliefs.

C2 The author's high sounding prose captivated readers around the world.

Examples of high sounding in a Sentence

formal The high sounding rhetoric of the politician failed to impress the audience.

informal I don't buy into all that high sounding talk from the salesperson.

slang Stop with the high sounding nonsense, just get to the point.

figurative Her high sounding promises turned out to be empty in the end.

Grammatical Forms of high sounding

• past tense: high sounded
• plural: high soundings
• comparative: higher sounding
• superlative: highest sounding
• present tense: high sounding
• future tense: will be high sounding
• perfect tense: has been high sounding
• continuous tense: is high sounding
• singular: high sounding
• positive degree: high sounding
• infinitive: to high sound
• gerund: high sounding
• participle: high sounded

Origin and Evolution of high sounding

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The term 'high sounding' originated in Middle English, derived from the Old English word 'heah' meaning 'high' and 'sundrian' meaning 'to sound'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something with a grand or impressive sound, the term 'high sounding' has evolved to also denote something that is pretentious or overly grandiose in a negative connotation.