Plural of sounding
regular plural
The plural of sounding is soundings.
Forms of sounding
| Singular | sounding /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | soundings |
| Countable | countable |
Soundings in a sentence
- In the course of his soundings, Sir Herbert Walker had heard favourable reports of O.V.S.1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 394
- After the weather cleared he found himself in soundings about 20 miles South of Lincoln Island.1912 October 16, “THE LAST TYPHOON.”, in The China Mail, number 15,485, →OCLC, page 5, column 3. From the entry Macclesfield Bank
- He described "daily soundings" as conditional soundings designed to check the progress of the work and to determine if there is "overdigging" or "misdigging."1991, Spencer Nissen, Port of Oakland and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company: Environmental Protection Agency Initial Decision, page 51. From the entry misdig
- It is a magisterial, doctiloquent guidebook, written with a care to ensure that readers never lose sight of its thesis or drift too far out of soundings.1992, Utopian Studies, Journal of the Society for Utopian Studies, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 187. From the entry doctiloquent
- In three separate bolsons in West Texas, electrical-resistivity soundings and seismic-refraction profiles have been used . . . to estimate the alluvium thickness and ground-water quality.1974, U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Research Professional Paper 900, p. 120 (Google preview). From the entry bolson
Meaning of sounding
- noun The action of the verb to sound.
- adjective Emitting a sound.
- adjective Sonorous.
Questions about the plural of sounding
- What is the plural of sounding?
- The plural of sounding is soundings.
- Is sounding countable?
- Sounding is a countable noun.
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