Definitions for sounding
ˈsaʊn dɪŋsound·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soundingnoun

   a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

2. soundingadjective

   the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

3. looking, soundingadjective

   appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

   "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"

4. soundingadjective

   having volume or deepness

   "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

5. soundingadjective

   making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form

   "harsh-sounding"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soundingnoun

   The action of the verb to sound

   The sounding of the bells woke me from sleep

2. soundingnoun

   Testing with a probe

3. soundingnoun

   A measured depth of water

   The sailor took a sounding every five minutes

4. soundingnoun

   The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes

5. soundingadjective

   Emitting a sound.

   The sounding bell woke me up.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soundingadjective

   Sonorous; having a magnificent sound.

   Etymology: from sound.

   Obsolete words may then be revived, when more sounding or more significant than those in practice. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sounding

   Sounding refers to the action or process of measuring the depth of an area of water, typically using a line or pole, or by using sound waves. It can also refer to the action of producing or causing to produce a certain sound or echoing noise. In a broader sense, it can also mean exploring or investigating something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sounding

   of Sound

2. Soundingadjective

   making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words

3. Soundingnoun

   the act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs)

4. Soundingnoun

   measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained

5. Soundingnoun

   any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural

6. Soundingnoun

   the sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom

7. Etymology: [From Sound to fathom.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sounding

   The operation of ascertaining the depth of the sea, and the quality of the ground, by means of a lead and line, sunk from a ship to the bottom, where some of the ooze or sand adheres to the tallow in the hollow base of the lead. Also, the vertical diving of a whale when struck. It is supposed to strike the bottom, and will take 3 or 4 coils of whale-line, equal to 2000 feet.

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1. • Depth

Anagrams for sounding »

1. undoings

How to pronounce sounding?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say sounding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sounding in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sounding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sounding in a Sentence

1. Ernesto "Che" Guevara:

   At the risk of sounding ridiculous, a true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.

2. Yang Defu:

   I was waiting at the red light. After passing the intersection a car chased after me and kept sounding the horn, the driver told me a kid fell out of my van. I looked back, parked my van aside, and went back to search for my grandson.

3. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia:

   It's difficult to write about anything cheerful, because there's all too little cheerfulness here. On the other hand, God doesn't abandon us. The sun shines, the birds sing, and this morning we heard the bells sounding matins.

4. Abhute Bahety:

   Since twitter is trending Stock Market hashtag now today and sounding positive sentiment, it is high time for retail investors to sell aggressively as very likely the market to sudden drop soon

5. Serhiy Demedyuk:

   We are sounding the alarm to remind people - come to your senses, check your equipment, it's better to be on the safe side than clean up a mess like last time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sounding
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sounding
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sounding
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sounding
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sounding