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
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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resoundsimple
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resoundssimple
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have resoundedperfect
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has resoundedperfect
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am resoundingprogressive
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are resoundingprogressive
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is resoundingprogressive
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have been resoundingperfect progressive
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has been resoundingperfect progressive
Past
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resoundedsimple
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had resoundedperfect
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was resoundingprogressive
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were resoundingprogressive
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had been resoundingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of resound
1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin resonāre, equivalent to re- re- + sonāre to sound 1
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.
Vocabulary lists containing resound
Power Prefix: re-
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Common Senses: Son ("Sound")
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Example Sentences
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That legacy continues to resound into the present day.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 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
But social networks still resound with complaints that messages from constituents still often go unreturned.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 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
Or maybe she simply could not hear him past her own breathing, so loud in her ears the house seemed to resound with it; she thought the neighbors must be able to hear.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
The gloriously confident Eden and the tormented Don seek clashing versions of artistic success, and when both eventually arrive there, the clash resounds and lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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
“You know how Dad’s going away for the week? We—” He nods at his room, where music and laughter and uniformity resounds.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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
Applause resounded once more as the spacecraft successfully deployed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
It was a message that resounded with many voters.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
A steady hum of generators resounded through the area, accompanied by the chirping of birds and the bustle of locals driving around in golf carts with water, pet food and other supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
A bellow of laughter resounded beyond the chamber, and in another moment a giant, red-headed warrior rolled in at the side of Adaon.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Ethan said his resounding memories of Caitlin will be those filled with laughter.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The first season of Feeney ball was a resounding success, despite all the strikeouts and bobbled catches in between.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
And the fabled eye of CBS may grow a cataract at the prospect of being jeered from the stage of the nearly 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, to what would be resounding applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The letters of intent inked last month for IBM, D-Wave, and other quantum businesses are a resounding endorsement of a technology once dismissed as highly speculative.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
A resounding thump answered his question, and the top of Justin’s head disappeared from within the group of boys.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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