sounding

About 4.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The action of the verb to sound.
2. adjective Emitting a sound.

   The sounding bell woke me up.

3. adjective Sonorous.
4. verb present participle and gerund of sound

   Little Mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed.

5. noun A test made with a probe or sonde.
6. noun A measured depth of water.

   The sailor took a sounding every five minutes

7. noun Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
8. noun The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

Similar words

hearable audible looking full superficial resonant detection detecting ringing snooping

Often followed by

like the board of in a out name as

Word family

soundingly soundings