sounding

nouns

a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
sounding
is derived from
sound
is a type of (narrower)
the extent downward or backward or inward
"the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
deepness, depth
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
sounding
is derived from
sound
is a type of (narrower)
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
"the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration

adjectives

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
"left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"
looking, sounding
having volume or deepness
"sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
sounding
is similar to
(of sound) having marked deepness and body
"full tones"; "a full voice"
full
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
"harsh-sounding"
sounding
is similar to
heard or perceptible by the ear
"he spoke in an audible whisper"
audible, hearable