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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sound•ing1 (soun′ding),USA pronunciation adj. - emitting or producing a sound or sounds.
- resounding or sonorous.
- having an imposing sound;
high-sounding;
pompous.
n. - a verbal contest or confrontation, as among teenage boys or street-gang members, in which the trading of often elaborate insults and invective takes the place of physical violence.
sound′ing•ly, adv. sound′ing•ness, n. sound•ing2 (soun′ding),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval TermsOften, soundings. the act of measuring the depth of an area of water with or as if with a lead and line.
- Nautical, Naval Terms soundings:
- an area of water that can be sounded with an ordinary lead and line, the depth being 100 fathoms (180 m) or less.
- the results or measurement obtained by sounding with a lead and line.
- Meteorologyany vertical penetration of the atmosphere for scientific measurement, esp. a radiosonde observation.
- Nautical, Naval Terms off soundings, in waters beyond the 100-fathom (180-m) depth.
- Nautical, Naval Terms on soundings, in waters less than 100 fathoms (180 m) deep, so that the lead can be used.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see sound3, -ing1
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