resounding
Americanadjective
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making an echoing sound.
a resounding thud.
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uttered loudly.
resounding speech.
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impressively thorough or complete.
a resounding popular success.
adjective
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clear and emphatic; unmistakable
a resounding vote of confidence
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full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating
a resounding slap
Other Word Forms
- resoundingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of resounding
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; resound, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The box shattered with a resounding crack, and I threw my hands up as needle-sharp splinters of glass sprayed in all directions.
From Literature
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
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