resounding

[ ri-zoun-ding ]

/ rɪˈzaʊn dɪŋ /

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adjective

making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.

uttered loudly: resounding speech.

impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.

Nearby words

resorption, resorption lacuna, resort, resorter, resound, resounding, resource, resourceful, resources, resp., respawn

Origin of resounding

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at resound, -ing²

Related forms

re·sound·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for resounding (2 of 3)

re-sound

[ ree-sound ]

/ riˈsaʊnd /

verb (used with or without object)

to sound again.

Origin of re-sound

First recorded in 1895–1900; re- + sound¹

Can be confused

re-sound resound

Definition for resounding (3 of 3)

resound

[ ri-zound ]

/ rɪˈzaʊnd /

verb (used without object)

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.

verb (used with object)

to reecho (a sound).

to give forth or utter loudly.

to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).

Origin of resound

1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin resonāre, equivalent to re- re- + sonāre to sound¹

Can be confused

rebound redound resoundre-sound resound

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British Dictionary definitions for resounding (1 of 3)

resounding

/ (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ) /

adjective

clear and emphatic; unmistakablea resounding vote of confidence

full of or characterized by resonance; reverberatinga resounding slap

Derived Forms

resoundingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for resounding (2 of 3)

resound

/ (rɪˈzaʊnd) /

verb (intr)

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

C14: from Old French resoner, from Latin resonāre to sound again

British Dictionary definitions for resounding (3 of 3)

re-sound

/ (riːˈsaʊnd) /

verb

to sound or cause to sound again

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