sounding
noun
[ ˈsaʊndɪŋ ]
• the action of measuring the depth of a body of water.
• information or evidence ascertained as a preliminary step before taking action.
• "he took soundings about the possibility of moving offices"
sounding
adjective
• giving forth sound, especially loud or resonant sound.
• "he went in with a sounding plunge"
sound
verb
• emit or cause to emit sound.
• "a loud buzzer sounded"
Similar:
go (off),
resonate,
resound,
reverberate,
blow,
blare,
ring,
chime,
peal,
toll,
ding,
clang,
operate,
set off,
play,
blast,
toot,
wind,
• convey a specified impression when heard.
• "he sounded worried"
Origin:
Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus . The form with -d was established in the 16th century.
sound
verb
• ascertain (the depth of water in the sea, a lake, or a river), typically by means of a line or pole or using sound echoes.
• "Mr Pattison was sounding the depth of the water with a pole"
Similar:
measure,
gauge,
determine,
test,
investigate,
survey,
take a reading of,
plumb,
fathom,
probe,
• question (someone) discreetly or cautiously so as to ascertain their opinions on a subject.
• "we'll sound out parliament first"
Similar:
canvass,
test the opinions of,
survey,
poll,
question,
interview,
sample,
test the water,
see how the land lies,
pump,
• examine (a person's bladder or other internal cavity) with a long surgical probe.
• (especially of a whale) dive down steeply to a great depth.
• "he sounded, arching his back steeply and raising his rubbery flukes in the air"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French sonder, based on Latin sub- ‘below’ + unda ‘wave’.
