sounding

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Synonyms: pounding, hounding, founding, rounding, bounding, mounding, wounding, ounding, astounding, stunning, standing

Antonyms: pounding, hounding, founding, rounding, bounding, mounding, wounding, ounding, astounding, stunning, standing

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Noun

1. The action of the verb to sound.

Adjective

1. Emitting a sound.
   • The sounding bell woke me up.
2. Sonorous.

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of sound
   • Little Mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed.
   • "Assist"'s sense ‘to be present (at a ceremony, entertainment, etc.)’, now uncommon and sounding affected, is a Gallicism.

Noun

1. A test made with a probe or sonde.
2. A measured depth of water.
   • The sailor took a sounding every five minutes
3. Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
4. The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
5. The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes..

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