resound
to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
to make an echoing sound, or sound loudly, as a metallic object: A gong resounded.
to ring or be echoed, as sounds.
to be celebrated or notably important: His name resounds in the pages of history.
to reecho (a sound).
to give forth or utter loudly.
to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).
Origin of resound
1Words that may be confused with resound
How to use resound in a sentence
Do you have a favorite first or last line of a book, one that really resounded for you?
The glare of the stage lights glinted off the heavy rings on her wrinkled fingers, and applause resounded throughout the theater.
Afghan Elder Bibi Hokmina: Why Let the Taliban Control Our Lives? | Melinda Liu | March 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHis Nazi obsession resounded in the “gothic soundscapes” and “vampiric” music he and Iggy produced during the Berlin years.
The clink of the stone-masons' chisels had resounded year after year from morning till night.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAt this moment the strains of Arditi's immortal waltz, "Il Bacio," resounded through the place.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
The lobby blazed with light, and resounded with voices and bustle, as people streamed in continuously.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneA rousing Hurrah resounded from thousands of throats as the Emperors train entered the station.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe humble home no longer resounded with peals of laughter as in days gone by.
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British Dictionary definitions for resound (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈzaʊnd) /
to ring or echo with sound; reverberate: the hall resounded with laughter
to make a prolonged echoing noise: the trumpet resounded
(of sounds) to echo or ring
to be widely famous: his achievements resounded throughout India
Origin of resound
1British Dictionary definitions for re-sound (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈsaʊnd) /
to sound or cause to sound again
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