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ˈhigh-sound·ing ADJ

high-sounding

high-sounding

high-sounding

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As so often happens with high-sounding principles, they have to be brought down to earth. en.wikipedia.org

It also means you and me learning to live with a lot of high-sounding words we barely understand. www.smh.com.au

A government will step in with high-sounding rhetoric about "hurt sentiments" and so forth, and the eager members will be compelled to turn in their keys. www.globalpost.com

All the sons were given high-sounding names, mostly meaning son. en.wikipedia.org

They saw those machineries, which proclaimed high-sounding title, with mingled feelings. en.wikipedia.org

The manufacturers benefit by selling more of their products with the high-sounding concept of freshness and safety. www.thehindu.com

Of the high-sounding declarations, he laments that they are "declarations of futility". www.jamaicaobserver.com

What is behind these high-sounding words? en.wikipedia.org

The poem is high-sounding, but at the same time simple; it is direct, but also contains complicated metaphors, word plays, majestic adjectives, and a rich catalog of the lexicon. en.wikipedia.org

They are very fond of high-sounding phrases which are vaguely impressive but mean nothing, no doubt a by-product of all the self-help mumbo-jumbo they peddle. www.independent.ie

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