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.