resounding
- making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- uttered loudly: resounding speech.
- impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.
Origin of resounding
re-sound
- to sound again.
Origin of re-sound
resound
- to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
- to make an echoing sound, or sound loudly, as a metallic object: A gong resounded.
- to ring or be echoed, as sounds.
- to be celebrated or notably important: His name resounds in the pages of history.
- to reecho (a sound).
- to give forth or utter loudly.
- to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).
Origin of resound
Related Words for resounding
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Contemporary Examples of resounding
With every fiber in my body I hope the answer is a resounding “No.”
As Michael Brown Grand Jury Winds Down, Is Ferguson on the Brink of War?Ron Christie
November 16, 2014
It was such a resounding failure, but I was coming at that conversation as a fan of the movie as a pop culture artifact.
With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, Lankford held a resounding 57.5 percent to 34.3 percent lead over Shannon.
Hollywood bestows trophies on movies and actors and the general public responds with a resounding “WTF!?”
The Worst Oscar Winners, From ‘Rocky’ and ‘Crash’ to Gwyneth PaltrowKevin Fallon, Marlow Stern
February 26, 2014
In some parts of the world, the answer that was once a “maybe” is now a resounding “yes.”
Historical Examples of resounding
In the distance there were attacks upon walls, and we could hear the resounding shocks.
The FloodEmile Zola
And seizing her in his arms he picked her up and gave her a resounding kiss.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
The key grated in the lock, and Crispin answered it with a resounding snore.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
I hit the deck with a resounding thud, and the cane came clattering after.
Lighter Than You ThinkNelson Bond
At that instant a dull but resounding thump was heard on the roof overhead.
A Waif of the MountainsEdward S. Ellis
resounding
- clear and emphatic; unmistakablea resounding vote of confidence
- full of or characterized by resonance; reverberatinga resounding slap
resound
- to ring or echo with sound; reverberatethe hall resounded with laughter
- to make a prolonged echoing noisethe trumpet resounded
- (of sounds) to echo or ring
- to be widely famoushis achievements resounded throughout India
Word Origin for resound
re-sound
- to sound or cause to sound again
Word Origin and History for resounding
late 14c., present participle adjective from resound (v.). Figurative use from 1630s. Related: Resoundingly.
resound
late 14c., resownen, from Old French resoner "reverberate" (12c., Modern French résonner), from Latin resonare "sound again, resound, echo," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata). Spelling influenced from mid-15c. by sound (v.). Related: Resounded; resounding.