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resounding Definition


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resound1
verb
    intr
    1. Said of sounds: to ring or echo.
      Thesaurus: boom, echo, reverberate, sound, thunder, ring, resonate.
    intr
    2. To be filled with (echoing or ringing sounds); to reverberate.
      Example: The hall resounded to their cheers
      Form: resound with something
      Form: resound to something
    intr
    3. To be widely known or celebrated.
      Example: Her fame resounded throughout the country
    4. Said of a place: to make (a sound) echo or ring.
    5. To repeat or spread (the praises of someone or something).
Derivative: resounding
    Echoing and ringing; reverberating.
      Thesaurus: resonant, reverberating, booming, full, rich, sonorous; Antonym: faint, slight.
    Clear and decisive.
      Example: a resounding victory
Derivative: resoundingly
adverb
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin resonare.



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