resounding
making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
uttered loudly: resounding speech.
impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.
Origin of resounding
1Other words from resounding
- re·sound·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby resounding
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How to use resounding in a sentence
For company is younger brother SpecialNedu, who finds himself almost always at the receiving end of Mama Chinedu’s resounding smacks.
“West Virginia is a resounding no on these agreements and will continue to litigate and negotiate outside the framework of today’s announcement,” Morrisey said in a statement Wednesday.
Tentative opioid deal would provide $26 billion and a new way to regulate painkillers | Meryl Kornfield, Lenny Bernstein | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostRNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called the ruling “a resounding victory for election integrity and the rule of law.”
Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting laws that lower court found were unfair to minorities | Robert Barnes | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostIf you’re wondering if it lives up to that buzz, the answer is a resounding “yes.”
Triumphant ‘In the Heights’ is the musical we need | John Paul King | June 11, 2021 | Washington BladeIn West Bengal, a crucial state where Modi was aggressively campaigning this spring as cases were spiking, voters handed him a resounding defeat.
'How Can Modi Be Forgiven?' India's COVID-19 Crisis May Be Turning the Middle Class Against the Prime Minister | Nilanjana Bhowmick/New Delhi | May 7, 2021 | Time
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was such a resounding failure, but I was coming at that conversation as a fan of the movie as a pop culture artifact.
Andy Cohen Reveals His ‘Watch What Happens Live’ Dream Guests | Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, Lankford held a resounding 57.5 percent to 34.3 percent lead over Shannon.
Tea Party Darling T.W. Shannon Crashes to Oklahoma Senate Primary Defeat | Tim Mak | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother resounding factor was the role Sen. Tom Coburn played in the race.
Tea Party Darling T.W. Shannon Crashes to Oklahoma Senate Primary Defeat | Tim Mak | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHollywood 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 Paltrow | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | February 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinYet these resounding phrases doubtless meant something less to Americans of 1764 than one is apt to suppose.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerThe man followed the Marquise across the bare floor, their steps resounding as they went, and he held the outer door for her.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe brought his fist down with a resounding blow on the table beside which they were sitting.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnI should think 'twould make a splendid subject—you could use such sonorous, resounding words.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
British Dictionary definitions for resounding
/ (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ) /
clear and emphatic; unmistakable: a resounding vote of confidence
full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating: a resounding slap
Derived forms of resounding
- resoundingly, adverb
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