Word Meaning

sounding definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Sound
a. Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.
n. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).
n. measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.
n. Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.
n. The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.