resounding

[ ri-zoun-ding ]
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adjective
  1. making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.

  2. uttered loudly: resounding speech.

  1. impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.

Origin of resounding

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at resound, -ing2

Other words from resounding

  • re·sound·ing·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for resounding

resounding

/ (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. clear and emphatic; unmistakable: a resounding vote of confidence

  2. full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating: a resounding slap

Derived forms of resounding

  • resoundingly, adverb

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