Sounding
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Sounding - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
SOUND'ING, ppr.
1. Causing to sound; uttering audibly.
2. Trying the depth of water by the plummet; examining the intention or will.
3. a. Sonorous; making a noise.
4. Having a magnificent sound; as words more sounding or significant.
SOUND'ING, n.
1. The act of uttering noise; the act or endeavoring to discover the opinion or desires; the act of throwing the lead.
2. In surgery, the operation of introducing the sound into the bladder; called searching for the stone.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
Bible Strong combined digital edition