Synonyms of plumbing

plumbing

verb

present participle of plumb

as in scaling

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line

plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaling
• spanning
• fathoming
• sounding
• gauging
• replumbing
• remeasuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plumbing

There is no reading of the statute under which enforcing the Building Code includes plumbing a restaurant’s kitchen. — Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Capital Engineering, a mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm the district has worked with in the past, has been tapped to help assess the district’s losses and develop a plan for remedying the issue. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon join the ranks of iconic observatories like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes – plumbing the far reaches of the cosmos to answer some of life's greatest mysteries. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Getty Images At first sight, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering work involved in construction doesn’t seem a prime target for disruption from artificial intelligence. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Online influencers can invent careers by plumbing the court docket in a celebrity lawsuit (see the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case). — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Entertainment giants are truly grasping for any hint of intellectual property this days — including by plumbing the depths of random playground games. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

The projects have ranged from custom built-ins to plumbing work and even an entire basement apartment. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026