resound
Americanverb (used without object)
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to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
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to make an echoing sound, or sound loudly, as a metallic object.
A gong resounded.
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to ring or be echoed, as sounds.
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to be celebrated or notably important.
His name resounds in the pages of history.
verb (used with object)
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to reecho (a sound).
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to give forth or utter loudly.
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to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).
verb
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to ring or echo with sound; reverberate
the hall resounded with laughter
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to make a prolonged echoing noise
the trumpet resounded
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(of sounds) to echo or ring
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to be widely famous
his achievements resounded throughout India
Etymology
Origin of resound
1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin resonāre, equivalent to re- re- + sonāre to sound 1
Example Sentences
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His fourth try came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.
From BBC
It's a resounding 'no', from the mountaineers BBC News spoke to.
From BBC
After Monday's resounding defeat by Sri Lanka took World Cup fate out of his side's hands, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh asked for the luck of the Irish to kick in.
From BBC
Arevalo said the one month state of emergency delivered "resounding" results, including a 50 percent drop in homicides and a 33 percent fall in extortion compared with the same period last year.
From Barron's
Mamlekate also posted videos, apparently shot in the hilly parts of northern Tehran, with the chants resounding around the area.
From Barron's
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