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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.).
resound
/ rɪˈzaʊnd /
verb
- to ring or echo with sound; reverberate
the hall resounded with laughter
- to make a prolonged echoing noise
the trumpet resounded
- (of sounds) to echo or ring
- to be widely famous
his achievements resounded throughout India
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resound1
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Example Sentences
Not in the wildest days of Eastcheap revelry did it resound in any one key of vinous harmony.
Just how a name could resound “in golden letters” is a difficult question.
The pounding, flopping and scratching on the hollow roof made the stable resound like the big drum in an Orange parade.
By this time the beach was lined with women and children, who caused the air to resound with the most horrid yells and screams.
Then a burst of laughter would resound and she would turn her eyes to see her father gazing at her with eyes full of reproach.
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