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RESOUNDING
resonant, resonating, resounding, reverberating, reverberative
(adjective) characterized by resonance; “a resonant voice”; “hear the rolling thunder”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
resounding (plural resoundings)
The action of the verb to resound
Adjective
resounding (comparative more resounding, superlative most resounding)
Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
That causes reverberation.
(by extension) Emphatic.
Synonyms: huge, massive, tremendous
Synonyms
• (having a deep, rich sound): canorous, remugient; see also sonorous
Etymology 2
Verb
resounding
present participle of resound
Source: Wiktionary
RESOUND
Re-sound" (r*sound"), v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. re- + sound.]
Definition: To sound again or anew.
Re*sound" (r*zound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Resounding.] Etym: [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. résonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.]
1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . resounds back to them again." South.
4. To be mentioned much and loudly. Milton.
5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
Re*sound", v. t.
1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate. Albion's cliffs resound the rurPope.
2. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of. The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound. Pope.
Syn.
– To echo; reĂ«cho; reverberate; sound.
Re*sound", n.
Definition: Return of sound; echo. Beaumont.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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