Definition of sounding

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Sounding (n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom..

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Equisonance :: Equisonance (n.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
Semivocal :: Semivocal (a.) Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice..
Bombast :: Bombast (n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
Lead :: Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea..
Phonomotor :: Phonomotor (n.) An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body.
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise..
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
Loud-mouthed :: Loud-mouthed (a.) Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent.
Buccinal :: Buccinal (a.) Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
Fathom :: Fathom (n.) A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings..
Bellow :: Bellow (n.) A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar..
Seraphine :: Seraphine (n.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument..
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
Armisonous :: Armisonous (a.) Rustling in arms; resounding with arms.
Asonant :: Asonant (a.) Not sounding or sounded.
Brazen :: Brazen (a.) Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass..
Tubby :: Tubby (a.) Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin..
Deep-sea :: Deep-sea (a.) Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc..
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