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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But as “Buzz Me In” so powerfully reminds us, the music created at the Record Plant will resound for as long as human beings love music.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 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

It was a choice that will forever resound in the darkest corners of Dodgers history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

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

On his way to a 15-strikeout complete-game victory, he came to bat in the top of the ninth inning to resounding cheers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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

The JSerra Girls Flag Football team stretched its season-opening winning streak to eight straight games with a resounding 41-6 triumph over the Edison Chargers in a nonleague battle on Thursday at JSerra Catholic High School.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Burnham, 56, arrived at Downing Street to resounding applause from supporters and acknowledged he was the country's seventh prime minister since the start of 2016.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

There was a moment's petrified silence and then a resounding crash!

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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