# fathoming

Pronunciation: say "FA-thuhm-ing" US /ˈfæðəmɪŋ/, UK /ˈfað(ə)mɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of fathom. — present participle and gerund of fathom
   - Simple: The -ing form of fathom. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Researchers spent decades fathoming the deepest parts of the ocean._
   - _The crew spent the morning fathoming the channel before bringing the ship in._

## Noun

2. The act of getting to the bottom of something or of measuring a depth, or a single instance of it.
   - Simple: The act of trying to understand something fully, or of finding out how deep water is.
   - _No amount of fathoming could explain why he had left without a word._
   - _The first charts of the bay relied on careful fathomings taken from small boats._

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