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high-sounding

[ hahy-soun-ding ]

adjective

  1. having an impressive or pretentious sound; grand:

    the high-sounding titles of minor officials.



high-sounding

adjective

  1. another term for high-flown
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of high-sounding1

First recorded in 1550–60
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Hairabedian claimed that in the reported cases “the common denominator is that there was no physical violence but an exchange of high-sounding words.â€

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Another definition found in the 1889 "Americanisms, Old & New" had "talking turkey" meaning "To use high-sounding words, when plain English would do equally well or better."

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We can make available all these letters with high-sounding rhetoric about how they were going to protect the consumer.

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Sometimes it is cloaked in vague high-sounding language about objectivity and balance, requiring a careful analysis of the motives of the sponsors and supporters.

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Sarris began his Village Voice review with a dig: “A covey of high-flying, high-sounding critics have managed to save ‘Pretty Poison’ from a fate worse than death in the fleshpots of 42nd Street.â€

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