sounding /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/noun 6adjective 2forms 1 noun6 •A test made with a probe or sonde.Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […] — 2011 •The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes.(See urethral sounding). •A measured depth of water.The sailor took a sounding every five minutes •The action of the verb to sound.And thus did the trumpets sound one-and-twenty blasts every day; […] three soundings at the three pausings of the music, […] — 1650 •[in the plural] Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.We'll rant and we'll roar across the salt seas; Until we strike soundings in the Channel of old England — 1840 •The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom. adjective2 •Emitting a sound.The sounding bell woke me up. •Sonorous.sounding words — 1667 formssoundings
