1857 A. C. Kendrick tr. H. Olshausen III. 153 To the apparently jealous, or at least anxious-sounding question of Peter, Jesus now replied.
1915 29 Sept. 12/4 From a distant fence post he would call in the most anxious sounding voice.
2008 22 Sept. 32/2 The Governor's anxious-sounding answers to his questions produced more than enough awkward moments.