Synonyms for sounding

Most common

ringing · resonant · sonorous

All synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Emitting a sound.

   The sounding bell woke me up.

2. n. 1

   The action of the verb to sound.

Related words

Phrases

echo sounding sounding balloon sounding board sounding line

Forms

Plural

soundings → bathymetries…

Example sentences

• ringing The telephone is ringing, but nobody is answering.
• resonant Our group played guitars while the others randomly hit resonant objects.
• sonorous I like this newsreader's sonorous voice.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

joning

7 letters

ringing², sigging

8 letters

resonant³, sonorous³

10 letters

bathymetry

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ringing² = 2 syllables).