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
Etymology
Origin of resound
1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin resonāre, equivalent to re- re- + sonāre to sound 1
Example Sentences
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The band’s triumphant 1964 appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" will always resound in the history of popular music, to be sure.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
Chilton’s concerns resound in this critical battleground state.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
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 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
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