resounding

[ri-zoun-ding]

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adjective

making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.

uttered loudly: resounding speech.

impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.

Origin of resounding

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

Related formsre·sound·ing·ly, adverb

re-sound

[ree-sound]

verb (used with or without object)

to sound again.

Origin of re-sound

First recorded in 1895–1900; re- + sound¹

Can be confusedre-sound resound

resound

[ri-zound]

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 confusedrebound redound resoundre-sound resound

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Related Words for resounding

earsplitting, thrilling, ringing, forceful, thunderous, roaring, loud, emphatic, electrifying, thundering, booming, full, heightened, round, beating, mellow, pulsing, throbbing, enhanced, consonant

Examples from the Web for resounding

Contemporary Examples of resounding

With every fiber in my body I hope the answer is a resounding “No.”
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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.
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In some parts of the world, the answer that was once a “maybe” is now a resounding “yes.”
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Historical Examples of resounding

In the distance there were attacks upon walls, and we could hear the resounding shocks.
The Flood
Emile Zola
And seizing her in his arms he picked her up and gave her a resounding kiss.
The Night Riders
Ridgwell Cullum
The key grated in the lock, and Crispin answered it with a resounding snore.
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini
I hit the deck with a resounding thud, and the cane came clattering after.
Lighter Than You Think
Nelson Bond
At that instant a dull but resounding thump was heard on the roof overhead.
A Waif of the Mountains
Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for resounding

resounding

adjective

clear and emphatic; unmistakablea resounding vote of confidence

full of or characterized by resonance; reverberatinga resounding slap

Derived Formsresoundingly, adverb

resound

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

re-sound

verb

to sound or cause to sound again

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Word Origin and History for resounding

adj.

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.