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sounding
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
sounding
(noun)
sounding board
(noun)
high–sounding
(adjective)
sound
(verb)
sound
(verb)
sounding
/
ˈ
saʊndɪŋ/
noun
plural
soundings
sounding
/
ˈ
saʊndɪŋ/
noun
plural
soundings
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUNDING
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1
:
a measurement of the depth of water
The sailors were taking
soundings
as the ship approached the coast.
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2
:
something that is done to find out what people think about something
—
usually plural
They took
soundings
on his chances of winning. [=they talked to and questioned people about his chances of winning]
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