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Search phrase: sounding

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam I.i.152Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throatDoth with his lofty and shrill-sounding Throate
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.28.4The drum playing and trumpet sounding, enterThe Drumme playing, and Trumpet sounding. Enter
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.1.1Enter trumpets, sounding; then two Aldermen, LordEnter Trumpets sounding: Then two Aldermen, L.
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.160As cheerful sounding to my youthful spleenAs cheereful sounding to my youthfull spleene,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.150To whom he sung, in rude harsh-sounding rhymes,To whom he sung in rude harsh sounding rimes,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.135With harsh-resounding trumpets' dreadful bray,With harsh resounding Trumpets dreadfull bray,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.150So far from sounding and discovery,So farre from sounding and discouery,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.139have no gold for sounding.haue no gold for sounding:
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.26.1Trumpets sounding. A table brought in. They sit. EnterHoboyes. A Table brought in. Enter
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.21Swooning destruction, or some joy too fine,Sounding distruction, or some ioy too fine,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.ii.108With sounding ‘ Troilus.’ I will not go from Troy.With sounding Troylus. I will not goe from Troy.

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.305 Or swooning paleness: and he takes and leaves, Or sounding palenesse: and he takes and leaues,
Venus and AdonisVen.431 Melodious discord, heavenly tune harsh sounding, Mellodious discord, heauenly tune harsh sounding,
Venus and AdonisVen.919 When he hath ceased his ill-resounding noise, When he hath ceast his ill resounding noise,

Glossary

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deeploud, resounding; low-pitched
deeplyloudly, sonorously, resoundingly
ill-tunedharsh-sounding, unmelodious
largegrandiose, impressive sounding
loudheard everywhere, resounding
probableplausible, believable, likely sounding
resoundresounding noise, reverberation
reverberatereverberating, resounding, echoing
shrill-gorgedshrill-sounding, with high-pitched voice
soundingplaying, making music
soundingsounding out, gauging depth, investigation
tangring out, utter resoundingly
twanglingtwanging, resounding, jingling

Thesaurus

 15 result(s).
harsh-soundingill-tuned
impressive soundinglarge
likely soundingprobable
noise, resoundingresound
resoundingtwangling
resoundingreverberate
resoundingloud
resoundingdeep
resounding noiseresound
resoundinglydeeply
resoundingly uttertang
shrill-soundingshrill-gorged
sounding likelyprobable
sounding outsounding
utter resoundinglytang

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 9 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HARSHNOISEharsh-resounding adj, harsh-sounding adj
ILLNOISEill-resounding adj
SHRILLVOICEshrill-sounding adj
SOUNDBASICsounding n
SOUNDBADill-resounding adj
SOUNDINTENSITYharsh-sounding adj, harsh-resounding adj, shrill-sounding adj

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