What does sounding mean?
Sounding means The action of the verb to sound..
Sounding
/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ · noun
Meaning
The action of the verb to sound..
Definitions by Sense
- The action of the verb to sound.
- Emitting a sound.
- Sonorous.
- present participle and gerund of sound
- A test made with a probe or sonde.
- A measured depth of water.
- (chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
- The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
Example Sentences
And thus did the trumpets sound one-and-twenty blasts every day; […] three soundings at the three pausings of the music, […]
In the course of his soundings, Sir Herbert Walker had heard favourable reports of O.V.S. Bulleid, currently Principal Assistant to Gresley on the LNER.
The sounding bell woke me up.
sounding words
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
Little Mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed.
"Assist"'s sense ‘to be present (at a ceremony, entertainment, etc.)’, now uncommon and sounding affected, is a Gallicism.
Morning sounding at Chatham showed dry adiabatic lapse rate all the way to 700 mb this morning […]
Synonyms for sounding
Antonyms for sounding
Related Words
Word Forms
- soundings
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for sounding?
Common synonyms include superficial, full, looking, audible.
What is the opposite of sounding?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use sounding in a sentence?
And thus did the trumpets sound one-and-twenty blasts every day; […] three soundings at the three pausings of the music, […]
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