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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM resounding
re·sound·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby resounding
resorption, resorption lacuna, resort, resorter, resound, resounding, resource, resourceful, resources, resp., respawn
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resounding
/ (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ) /
adjective
clear and emphatic; unmistakablea resounding vote of confidence
full of or characterized by resonance; reverberatinga resounding slap
Derived forms of resounding
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