resound

American  

[ri-zaund] / rɪˈzaʊnd /

verb (used without object)

• resounds,
  present (3rd person singular)
• resounded,
  past participle,  past
• resounding
  present participle

1. to echo or ring with sound, as a place.

2. to make an echoing sound, or sound loudly, as a metallic object.

   A gong resounded.

3. to ring or be echoed, as sounds.

4. to be celebrated or notably important.

   His name resounds in the pages of history.

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verb (used with object)

• resounds,
  present (3rd person singular)
• resounded,
  past participle,  past
• resounding
  present participle

1. to reecho (a sound).

2. to give forth or utter loudly.

3. to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).

resound British  

/ rɪˈzaʊnd /

verb

1. to ring or echo with sound; reverberate

   the hall resounded with laughter

2. to make a prolonged echoing noise

   the trumpet resounded

3. (of sounds) to echo or ring

4. to be widely famous

   his achievements resounded throughout India

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• resounding
  present
• resounded
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• resound
  simple
• resounds
  simple
• have resounded
  perfect
• has resounded
  perfect
• am resounding
  progressive
• are resounding
  progressive
• is resounding
  progressive
• have been resounding
  perfect progressive
• has been resounding
  perfect progressive

Past

• resounded
  simple
• had resounded
  perfect
• was resounding
  progressive
• were resounding
  progressive
• had been resounding
  perfect progressive

Future

• will resound
  simple
• will have resounded
  perfect
• will be resounding
  progressive
• will have been resounding
  perfect progressive

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Etymology

Origin of resound

1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin resonāre, equivalent to re- re- + sonāre to sound ¹

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Explanation

To resound is to echo with sounds, usually loudly. When you sing in the shower, your voice resounds. If you remember that re means again, then resounding makes a lot of sense: it's what happens when a sound rings out or echoes. A loud, booming voice is more likely to resound than a little whisper. If you stand on a building, yell your name, and then hear it again, it resounded. Resounding is also called echoing, ringing, and reverberating. If you've ever heard a ring announcer, the microphone helps his or her voice resound to the crowd.

Example Sentences

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Ceding that land to private interests or cashing out on it would be a mistake, the consequences of which would resound for generations.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025

Veterans issues resound in Montana, which has the second-highest percentage of veterans in the U.S. among the adult civilian population, according to the U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

Nearby, excavators resound as they demolish some of the 80-90% of buildings estimated to have suffered quake damage.

From Reuters ● May 9, 2023

Afeni Shakur’s voice would plant the seed for her son’s voice and his music, which cried out against injustice with lyrics that still resound worldwide.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

There is no need to animadvert to the deeds of that day, which shall resound, for weal or woe, as long as this terrestrial globe has habitation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

What he did at those Olympic Games 90 Augusts ago—and what it signified to a world on the verge of a global war that would cancel the Olympics until 1948—still resounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

If Harvey’s departure from Butcher Babies marked the death of a dream, Violent Hour has triggered a resurrection that resounds with symbolism from her chosen careers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Now water runs from more marshy areas and the squeaky call of the rarely spotted red-cockaded woodpecker resounds from mature pines.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

In the play, he spars with a double for Vladimir Putin sent to taunt him, debates history with the ghost of Rasputin and ducks for cover every time an earsplitting bombing raid resounds.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

The entire landscape resounds with Christ’s agitation, represented by the sweep of supernatural forces.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

But here we are in 2026, and the musical echoes of the spotlight introduction from Madison Street have resounded around the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

But Thoreau’s show of civil disobedience has resounded down the ages, creating a political legacy claimed by liberals and conservatives, libertarians and Marxists External link.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

It was a message that resounded with many voters.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

The battle cry of the Confederacy resounded a long way from its home, but throughout the Civil War, you could hear it in secessionist hangouts like the old Bella Union Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Birds, hundreds of birds, erupted from the trees the moment the note on Seven’s ceramic bird resounded.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

"It took a while to get the assay working and validate the approach, but once we were able to do the screen, claudin-4 was a clear, resounding top hit," says White.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

For the vast majority of L.A. residents, the answer is a resounding no.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Much of the year’s high points are due to the Wegovy pill, which has been a resounding success.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

"For a large chunk of the film's runtime, the answer is a resounding yes," wrote reviewer Jordan Bassett, who said Bryan's encounters become repetitive as the film wears on.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Behind them, the great iron doors closed with a resounding clang.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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