sounding -
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
measurement,
measuring,
mensuration,
measure the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
sounding -
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
sounding -
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"
sounding -
having volume or deepness; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
sounding -
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"
