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
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How to use resounding in a sentence
Its tobacco tax increase—Measure 108—also got a resounding two-thirds of support.
Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxes | Lydia Belanger | January 9, 2021 | FortuneIn contrast, AI-based medical diagnosis had a resounding win.
2020 in Neuroscience, Longevity, and AI—and What’s to Come | Shelly Fan | December 22, 2020 | Singularity HubHe and other state election officials have repeatedly said that there is no evidence of widespread fraud or irregularity in the state’s elections and that the vote counting and election administration was a resounding success.
Georgia announces hand audit | Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Derek Hawkins | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostFor the four billion users now on the internet, the answer is a resounding yes.
With quality content, publishers can overcome the ‘tyranny of choice’ | Duration Media | October 1, 2020 | DigidayI think after some thought the answer will be a resounding NO!
Today, the Falkland Islanders themselves, resoundingly, want to stay British.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History | Michael Luongo | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer opponents would then discover that she was cracklingly smart and resoundingly resolute.
Remembering Ma Laureys, the Mother of 10 Christie Slandered to Win His First Election | Michael Daly | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe RNC's report on the state of the Republican Party was resoundingly on point.
Twitter users resoundingly called for the duo to step down instantly after the suicide took place.
2Day FM: The Radio Station Behind the Tragic Kate Middleton Prank | Kevin Fallon | December 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNorth Carolina resoundingly defeated a referendum to legalize such marriages on Tuesday.
President Obama, in a Dramatic Shift, Backs Same-Sex Marriage | Howard Kurtz | May 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the pause he heard the robins rioting from the trees in the lower valley, and the woodpecker cried resoundingly.
Other Main-Travelled Roads | Hamlin GarlandThe bully turned once in the air and lighted resoundingly on his back.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxThe snow creaked resoundingly under his heels and the chill wind nipped his muffless ears with a spitefulness that annoyed.
The Daughter of Anderson Crow | George Barr McCutcheonThe others scarcely heard him as the manufacturer's son struck his fist in the palm of his hand resoundingly to demand attention.
The Last Shot | Frederick PalmerMr. Langhope grown suddenly grave, struck his cane resoundingly on the terrace.
The Fruit of the Tree | Edith Wharton
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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