resounding
[ ri-zoun-ding ]
/ rɪˈzaʊn dɪŋ /
adjective
making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
uttered loudly: resounding speech.
impressively thorough or complete: a resounding popular success.
Origin of resounding
OTHER WORDS FROM resounding
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Definition for resounding (2 of 3)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-sound
re-sound resoundDefinition for resounding (3 of 3)
resound
[ ri-zound ]
/ rɪˈzaʊnd /
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)
Origin of resound
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British Dictionary definitions for resounding (1 of 3)
resounding
/ (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ) /
adjective
clear and emphatic; unmistakable
a resounding vote of confidence
full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating
a resounding slap
Derived forms of resounding
resoundingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for resounding (2 of 3)
resound
/ (rɪˈzaʊnd) /
verb (intr)
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
Word Origin for resound
C14: from Old French
resoner, from Latin
resonāre to sound again
British Dictionary definitions for resounding (3 of 3)
re-sound
/ (riːˈsaʊnd) /
verb
to sound or cause to sound again