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resound

[ ri-zound ]

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)

  1. to reecho (a sound).
  2. to give forth or utter loudly.
  3. to proclaim loudly (praise, disapproval, etc.).

resound

/ ɪˈʊԻ /

verb

  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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resound1

1350–1400; Middle English resounen < Middle French resoner < Latin Dz, equivalent to re- re- + Dz to sound 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resound1

C14: from Old French resoner , from Latin reDz to sound again
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Speaking with a hint of a European accent and resounding optimism about the future, Hartvigsen doesn’t seem deterred by the US competitive landscape or political headwinds.

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But on the night everything changed, nothing resounded more than the screams.

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And each of them gave a resounding no.

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Hamilton's victory was a resounding recovery after a disappointing Ferrari debut at the opening race of the season in Australia last weekend, in which he qualified eighth and finished 10th.

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It led Wolfe to make a resounding observation this offseason, when he said “the Dodgers do have a home-field advantage in Japan.”

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