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High-sounding

High-sounding Meaning & Definition
High-sounding Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of High-sounding?

[adj] (informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"

Synonyms | Synonyms for High-sounding: high-flown | high-flying | inflated | pretentious

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High-sounding In Webster's Dictionary

\High"-sound`ing\, a. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.

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