English · Word Candidate

sounding

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: soundings

Sense 1

Meaning · English

The action of the verb to sound.

Noun

And thus did the trumpets sound one-and-twenty blasts every day; […] three soundings at the three pausings of the music, […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

Emitting a sound.

Adjective

The sounding bell woke me up.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

Sonorous.

Adjective

sounding words

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

A test made with a probe or sonde.

Noun

Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “sounding” mean?

The action of the verb to sound.

Is “sounding” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.