resound
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verb (used without object)
1.
to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
2.
to make an echoing sound, or sound loudly, as a metallic object: A gong resounded.
3.
to ring or be echoed, as sounds.
4.
to be celebrated or notably important: His name resounds in the pages of history.
verb (used with object)
5.
to reecho (a sound).
6.
to give forth or utter loudly.
7.
to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).
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resound (rɪˈzaʊnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ring or echo with sound; reverberate: the hall resounded with laughter |
| 2. | to make a prolonged echoing noise: the trumpet resounded |
| 3. | (of sounds) to echo or ring |
| 4. | to be widely famous: his achievements resounded throughout India |
| [C14: from Old French resoner, from Latin resonāre to sound again] | |
| re-sound (riːˈsaʊnd) | |
| —vb | |
| to sound or cause to sound again | |
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Word Origin & History
resound
late 14c., resownen, from O.Fr. resoner, from L. resonare "sound again, resound, echo," from re- "back, again" + sonare "to sound" (see sound (n.1)). Spelling influenced by sound.
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Example sentences
Search the treetops for blue jays, whose squeaky calls resound overhead.
But that is not the main reason that the announced results resound as not only false, but as egregiously in-your-face false.
In high density years, the hills and valleys resound with the squirrels' frequent high pitched calls and scolding chatter.
Use a testimonial that will really resound with your potential partner.
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