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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sound \Sound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sounding.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod,
     sundline a sounding line (see Sound a narrow passage of
     water).]
     1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to
        ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,
        motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;
        to test; to probe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was in jest,
              And by that offer meant to sound your breast.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a
        sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by
        auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sounding \Sound"ing\, a.
     Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding
     words. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sounding \Sound"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the
        senses of the several verbs).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) [From Sound to fathom.]
        (a) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so
            ascertained.
        (b) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where
            a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in
            the plural.
        (c) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by
            the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Sounding lead, the plummet at the end of a sounding line.
        
  
     Sounding line, a line having a plummet at the end, used in
        making soundings.
  
     Sounding post (Mus.), a small post in a violin,
        violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge
        as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of
        the instrument; -- called also sound post.
  
     Sounding rod (Naut.), a rod used to ascertain the depth of
        water in a ship's hold.
  
     In soundings, within the eighty-fathom line. --Ham. Nav.
        Encyc.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sound \Sound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sounding.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod,
     sundline a sounding line (see Sound a narrow passage of
     water).]
     1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to
        ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
  
     2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,
        motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;
        to test; to probe.
  
              I was in jest, And by that offer meant to sound your
              breast.                               --Dryden.
  
              I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison.
  
     3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a
        sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by
        auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sounding \Sound"ing\, a.
     Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding
     words. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sounding \Sound"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the
        senses of the several verbs).
  
     2. (Naut.) [From Sound to fathom.]
        (a) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so
            ascertained.
        (b) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where
            a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in
            the plural.
        (c) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by
            the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
  
     Sounding lead, the plummet at the end of a sounding line.
        
  
     Sounding line, a line having a plummet at the end, used in
        making soundings.
  
     Sounding post (Mus.), a small post in a violin,
        violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge
        as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of
        the instrument; -- called also sound post.
  
     Sounding rod (Naut.), a rod used to ascertain the depth of
        water in a ship's hold.
  
     In soundings, within the eighty-fathom line. --Ham. Nav.
        Encyc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sounding
       adj 1: 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" [syn: looking]
       2: having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling
          cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a
          passion"- Wordsworth
       3: making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining
          form; "harsh-sounding"
       n 1: a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding
       2: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding
          line)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     a.
     1 emit a sound.
     2 sonorous.
     n.
     The action of the verb to sound.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sound nocat=1)
     n.
     Test made with a probe or sonde.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     a.
     1 emit a sound.
     2 sonorous.
     n.
     The action of the verb to sound.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sound nocat=1)
     n.
     Test made with a probe or sonde.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     a.
     1 emit a sound.
     2 sonorous.
     n.
     The action of the verb to sound.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sound nocat=1)
     n.
     Test made with a probe or sonde.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     a.
     1 emit a sound.
     2 sonorous.
     n.
     The action of the verb to sound.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sound nocat=1)
     n.
     Test made with a probe or sonde.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s ound ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sounding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en sound ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb sound)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sounding /sˈaʊndɪŋ/
  الصوت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sounding //ˈsaʊndɪŋ// 
  сондиране
  test made with a probe

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sounding /sˈaʊndɪŋ/ 
  znění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sounding /sˈaʊndɪŋ/ 
  zvučnost