resound

American  

[ri-zound] / rɪˈzaʊnd /

verb (used without object)

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)

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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Etymology

Origin of resound

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

Example Sentences

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

Mamlekate also posted videos, apparently shot in the hilly parts of northern Tehran, with the chants resounding around the area.

From Barron's

Then a great thump resounded though the valley.

From Literature

The resounding mandate is a gamble that paid off for Takaichi, who now faces the challenge of reviving Japan's moribund economy and tackling cost-of-living woes.

From BBC

Related Words

• echo
• reverberate
• vibrate