resound
Americanverb (used without object)
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resounds,
present (3rd person singular)
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resounded,
past participle, past
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resounding
present participle
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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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resounds,
present (3rd person singular)
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resounded,
past participle, past
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resounding
present participle
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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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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
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
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
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
When Dougherty kills the noise, the silence resounds, and the dancers return to stillness, in a line again, now at the lip of the stage.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
“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 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
Its pronouncement that “all men are created equal” was an idea that resounded around the world even as its promise remained unfulfilled at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
It was a message that resounded with many voters.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Then in 2020, an international commission report that brought together expert views resounded the same call for societal discussions about whether germline editing could be ethical.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024
“Start your engines,” the A-4 pilot’s voice resounded through the room.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
“Ten to 2 is a pretty resounding indication of what the jury felt about this case,” he said, “and we felt that way from the very beginning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Both Paxton and Platner won resounding victories in their primaries over more establishment candidates who were comparatively free of scandal.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Andy Burnham is expected to seek the Labour leadership after his resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
What they found was that “Hug” was a resounding success.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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