Definition of Soundeng
Sound"ing, a. Making or emitting
sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.
Dryden.
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.
Sound"ing, a. Making or emitting
sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.
Dryden.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of something that sounds
- The sounding of the bells woke me from sleep
- A measured depth of water
- The sailor took a sounding every 5 minutes
- Emitting a sound
- The sounding bell woke me up
- past participle of sound
"Little mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed."
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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