Sounding etymology

English

English word sounding comes from English sound, English landlubber

Etymology of sounding

Detailed word origin of sounding

Dictionary entry Language Definition
sound English (en) (British, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.. (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.. (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.. Complete, solid, or secure.. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.. Healthy.. Heavy; laid on with force. (intransitive) Dive downwards, used of a whale.. (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a [...]
landlubber English (en) (nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
sounding English (en) (chiefly, in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.. A measured depth of water.. Test made with a probe or sonde.. The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes. The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

Words with the same origin as sounding

Descendants of landlubber

landlubbing