See Also: sounding(1)(dictionary)
sounding(2)(dictionary)
sounding(3)(dictionary)
sounding(4)(dictionary)
Sounding - Sailing(gambling)
high-sounding(medicine)
high-sounding(dictionary)
sounding board(dictionary)
SOUNDING IN DAMAGES(law)

sounding(3) (iou)



sounding noun2. LME.
[from SOUND verb1 + -ING1.]
The fact of emitting or capacity to emit a sound or sounds; the sound produced by something, esp. a bell or trumpet. LME.
a. Vocal utterance or pronunciation; the resonant or sonorous quality of the voice. Long rare. LME.
b. The exchange of ritual insults among black Americans, playing the dozens (see DOZEN noun 1d). M20.
An act of causing a trumpet, bell, etc., to sound; the blowing of a bugle or trumpet, esp. as a signal. E16.
Medicine. The action or an act of examining the chest, abdomen, etc., by percussion or auscultation. L19.
Comb.: sounding-board (a) a board or screen placed over or behind a pulpit etc. to reflect the speaker's voice towards the audience or congregation; (b) Music = SOUNDBOARD noun 1; (c) a means of making opinions etc. more widely known; (d) a person or group used as a trial audience.