resound
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.
to reecho (a sound).
to give forth or utter loudly.
to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).
Origin of resound
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How to use resound in a sentence
Earnings calls are resounding with executives’ worries over their lost manufacturing capacity.
Vietnam’s Covid outbreak is pushing manufacturing back into China | Nicolás Rivero | September 16, 2021 | QuartzThe kitchen resounded with the sounds of conversation and laughter.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake | Joanna Lobo | April 1, 2021 | EaterDuring mating season, ponds resound with the sounds of hundreds of males from many different species crying out to potential mates.
Female green tree frogs have noise-canceling lungs that help them hear mates | Jonathan Lambert | March 4, 2021 | Science NewsA woodpecker drummed somewhere behind us, resounding through the hollow.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois | Carson Vaughan | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostTheir underground burrows resound with near-constant chirps, grunts, squeaks and squeals.
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects | Jonathan Lambert | January 28, 2021 | Science News
Not in the wildest days of Eastcheap revelry did it resound in any one key of vinous harmony.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanJust how a name could resound “in golden letters” is a difficult question.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThe pounding, flopping and scratching on the hollow roof made the stable resound like the big drum in an Orange parade.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurBy 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.
The Reign of Greed | Jose Rizal
British Dictionary definitions for resound (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈzaʊnd) /
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
Origin of resound
1British Dictionary definitions for re-sound (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈsaʊnd) /
to sound or cause to sound again
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