hearing vs sounding

hearing

noun
  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

sounding

noun
  • The action of the verb to sound. 

  • Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom. 

  • The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom. 

  • Test made with a probe or sonde. 

  • A measured depth of water. 

  • The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes 

adj
  • Emitting a sound. 

  • Sonorous. 

How often have the words hearing and sounding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )