resounding

[ ri-zoun-ding ]

adjective

1. making an echoing sound:

   a resounding thud.

2. uttered loudly:

   resounding speech.

3. impressively thorough or complete:

   a resounding popular success.

resounding

/ rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ /

adjective

1. clear and emphatic; unmistakable

   a resounding vote of confidence

2. full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating

   a resounding slap

Derived Forms

• reˈsoundingly, adverb

Other Words From

• re·sounding·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of resounding¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; resound, -ing ²

Example Sentences

For company is younger brother SpecialNedu, who finds himself almost always at the receiving end of Mama Chinedu’s resounding smacks.

From Ozy

“West Virginia is a resounding no on these agreements and will continue to litigate and negotiate outside the framework of today’s announcement,” Morrisey said in a statement Wednesday.

From Washington Post

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called the ruling “a resounding victory for election integrity and the rule of law.”

From Washington Post

If you’re wondering if it lives up to that buzz, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

From Washington Blade

In West Bengal, a crucial state where Modi was aggressively campaigning this spring as cases were spiking, voters handed him a resounding defeat.

From Time

With every fiber in my body I hope the answer is a resounding “No.”

From The Daily Beast

It was such a resounding failure, but I was coming at that conversation as a fan of the movie as a pop culture artifact.

From The Daily Beast

With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, Lankford held a resounding 57.5 percent to 34.3 percent lead over Shannon.

From The Daily Beast

Another resounding factor was the role Sen. Tom Coburn played in the race.

From The Daily Beast

Hollywood bestows trophies on movies and actors and the general public responds with a resounding “WTF!?”

From The Daily Beast

The sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet these resounding phrases doubtless meant something less to Americans of 1764 than one is apt to suppose.

From Project Gutenberg

The man followed the Marquise across the bare floor, their steps resounding as they went, and he held the outer door for her.

From Project Gutenberg

He brought his fist down with a resounding blow on the table beside which they were sitting.

From Project Gutenberg

I should think 'twould make a splendid subject—you could use such sonorous, resounding words.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• earsplitting
• electrifying
• emphatic
• forceful
• loud
• ringing
• roaring
• thrilling
• thundering
• thunderous