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ALL meanings of sounded

sound
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  • noun sounded Surgery. a long, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals. 1
  • verb without object sounded to use the lead and line or some other device for measuring depth, as at sea. 1
  • verb without object sounded to go down or touch bottom, as a lead. 1
  • verb without object sounded to plunge downward or dive, as a whale. 1
  • verb without object sounded to make investigation; seek information, especially by indirect inquiries. 1
  • verb with object sounded to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means. 1
  • verb with object sounded to measure (depth) in such a manner, as at sea. 1
  • verb with object sounded to examine or test (the bottom, as of the sea or a deep hole) with a lead that brings up adhering bits of matter. 1
  • verb with object sounded to examine or investigate; seek to fathom or ascertain: to sound a person's views. 1
  • verb with object sounded to seek to elicit the views or sentiments of (a person) by indirect inquiries, suggestive allusions, etc. (often followed by out): Why not sound him out about working for us? 1
  • verb with object sounded Surgery. to examine, as the urinary bladder, with a sound. 1
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