Definition of Sounding

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Sounding

of Sound

Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.

The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).

measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.

Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.

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

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Sounding Quotations

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
Otto von Bismarck

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.
Scott Adams

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
Marilyn vos Savant

The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
Dag Hammarskjold

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.
Ben Harper

The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.
Sammy Hagar

It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging.
Jonathan Davis

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without sounding as if you were examining a bug under glass.
Gene Tierney

The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice.
Lucinda Williams

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you start sounding like someone in Spinal Tap.
Robert Wyatt

Sounding Translations

sounding in French is sonnant

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