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Meaning of "odd-sounding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ODD-SOUNDING

odd-sounding  [ˈɒdˌsaʊndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODD-SOUNDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Odd-Sounding is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ODD-SOUNDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of odd-sounding in the English dictionary

The definition of odd-sounding in the dictionary is if sth is odd-sounding, it sounds or seems strange or unusual.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ODD-SOUNDING


astounding
əˈstaʊndɪŋ
big-sounding
ˈbɪɡˌsaʊndɪŋ
binding
ˈbaɪndɪŋ
brassfounding
ˈbrɑːsˌfaʊndɪŋ
compounding
ˈkɒmpaʊndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
finding
ˈfaɪndɪŋ
founding
ˈfaʊndɪŋ
grounding
ˈɡraʊndɪŋ
outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
pounding
ˈpaʊndɪŋ
queer-sounding
ˈkwɪəˌsaʊndɪŋ
resounding
rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ
rounding
ˈraʊndɪŋ
sounding
ˈsaʊndɪŋ
spending
ˈspendɪŋ
standing
ˈstændɪŋ
surrounding
səˈraʊndɪŋ
understanding
ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODD-SOUNDING

odd jobs
odd lot
odd man out
odd pricing
odd-jobber
odd-jobman
odd-jobmen
odd-looking
odd-man rush
odd-pinnate
oddball
Oddfellow
oddish
oddities
oddity
oddly
oddment
oddments
oddness
odds

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODD-SOUNDING

according
ascending
banding
bonding
branding
commanding
crowdfunding
defending
demanding
descending
expanding
funding
grinding
landing
lending
long-standing
mending
never-ending
notwithstanding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of odd-sounding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «odd-sounding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODD-SOUNDING

Find out the translation of odd-sounding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of odd-sounding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «odd-sounding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奇怪的冠冕堂皇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

y pico de resonancia
570 millions of speakers

English

odd-sounding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब लग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السبر الغريب -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

странно звучащий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estranha sonoridade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিজোড়-বাদন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étrange consonance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terdengar aneh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seltsam kling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奇数響き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이상한 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aneh-sounding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lẻ âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றைப்படை-ஒலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र-दणदणीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Garip sondaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strano suono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziwne brzmiące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивно звучить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciudat - sondare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίεργο άκουσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreemd- klinkende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

udda klingande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Odd -klingende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of odd-sounding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD-SOUNDING»

The term «odd-sounding» is normally little used and occupies the 137.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD-SOUNDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about odd-sounding

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODD-SOUNDING»

Discover the use of odd-sounding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to odd-sounding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sounding the Abyss: Readings Between Cavell and Derrida
With this most odd sounding line to today's ear (written before parkways, freeways, byways, and the blue lines) Emerson seems to argue a middle path to culture for his new America. Continuing: "The middle region of our being is the temperate ...
Roger V. Bell, 2004
2
GIMP for Absolute Beginners
Odd-Sounding. Name? This is a question often asked ofthe GIMP community. GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It was originally called The GIMP, but today the correct name is GIMP. Developers of GIMP are happy with this ...
Jan Smith, Roman Joost, 2012
3
Odd Meter Bass: Complex Time Signatures Made Easy
You will find that, by thinking subdivisions in an even meter, you can create polyrhythmic effects within the measure, or odd-sounding phrases over the bar line. This rhythmic device is called a hemiola. Drummers think of this, I hope, when they ...
Tim Emmons, 2008
4
Nabokov's Permanent Mystery: The Expression of Metaphysics ...
Every entry provides a potential clue—be it due to an idiosyncratic signature, a peculiar license plate number, or even just an odd sounding name—because Humbert has predetermined that they will read in this way. He has decided he will ...
David S. Rutledge, 2010
5
Personality Assessment in Depth: A Casebook: A Casebook
Admittedly, “they're not going to remain” is an odd-sounding idea or phrase, not that dissimilar from her odd-sounding mixture of a butterfly and a spider (R1) when she became perturbed about how the coloration prevented her from seeing just ...
Marshall L. Silverstein, 2013
6
Not Your Ordinary Vietnam War Stories
Body counts, rubber body bags, odd sounding names attached to important people and places, diverse terrain and geography, odd sounding native languages, betel leaf chewing native populations, rampant diseases, widespread crippling ...
Jim Pepper, 2013
7
Revise AS Physics for AQA A
Quick check 4 Isolated quarks have not yet been observed; they are always grouped together in twos and threes as hadrons. Quarks, like leptons, are believed to be fundamental (indivisible) particles of matter. They have odd- sounding names, ...
Matt Cole, Sang, 2005
8
Love's exchange
odd sounding words liad gathered upon its very tip, when they were arrested. The door of the sleeping chamber above opened with a jerk, denoting impatience , and was as quickly closed again ; the key then jingled in the lock ; and host and  ...
Charles John Boyle, 1839
9
Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre: Thumri Lyrics
My lover went to make gold, and he left my world empty; I got neither gold, nor my lover, but my hair turned silvery grey. rāg Ahīr Bhairav; Dhanashree Pandit: tape 6 in LdP collection. line 2: The transitive verb barasā-gives the odd-sounding ...
Lalita du Perron, 2007
10
Marketing Technology as a Service: Proven Techniques that ...
Solution selling has led, by contrast, to extravagant claims, odd-sounding marketing messages and some ridiculous product names. The satirical British magazine Private Eye regularly lists some of the sillier examples, such as: • ' Chilled food ...
Laurie Young, Bev Burgess, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODD-SOUNDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term odd-sounding is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kentucky issued Drake a cease-and-desist letter to keep him away …
On Wednesday, Kentucky Coach John Calipari posted a couple of odd-sounding tweets regarding a certain rapper/Wildcats uberfan: ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
'Toponymy': FIDMarseille Review
That is, at least, the ostensible, robotically precise "grid" upon which Toponymy (the odd-sounding title refers to the practice of attaching names ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
ECS Graduate Now 'Pancaking' Defenders at Vanderbilt
He has compiled those odd-sounding statistics that only an offensive lineman can love: 28 “pancake” blocks and 10 “domination” blocks. «Memphis Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Hyundai Creta: Small is the new big
On the odd-sounding name, Behl adds, “The strength of the product—and in this case it is a very strong product—will far overshadow its ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
5
Neurophysiologists Wiesel, Hubel receive Golden Goose Award for …
Cooper believed such an award was needed to counter the false impression that odd-sounding research was not useful. In the 1950s and '60s, ... «The Hub at Johns Hopkins, Jul 15»
6
Rubino: Bay Area's real sports golden age was 40 years ago
... eventually to Oakland with the odd-sounding geographical designation of Golden State, brought the Bay Area its first NBA championship. «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
7
Rail fan fantasy: Driving a historic steam locomotive
CHAMA, N.M.-- Hands sweating in borrowed leather gloves, I slowly ease the oversized brass lever toward me with an odd-sounding ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
8
Five of the best at the New Zealand Film Festival 2015
Should I take a gamble on that odd-sounding Swedish movie? Should I risk seeing that movie at Rialto that only gives me half an hour to get to ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
From monkey to spondoolicks: Where do these slang terms for …
Did you know that in cash terms monkey means £500 and spondoolicks is another word for money? There are plenty of odd-sounding words ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
10
Carol Godsmark reviews: Kassia, Drayton, Portsmouth
... lamb substitutes for £6-£7 (three smaller portions for £16) plus differing rices (£3) and naans (£3) including an odd-sounding chocolate one. «Portsmouth News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Odd-Sounding [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/odd-sounding>. Apr 2024 ».
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