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resound definition

re·sound (ri zo̵und)

intransitive verb

  1. to echo or be filled with sound; reverberate
  2. to make a loud, echoing, or prolonged sound
  3. to be echoed; be repeated or prolonged: said of sounds
  4. to be celebrated; be extolled an act that resounded through the ages

Etymology: altered (infl. by sound) < ME resounen < OFr resoner < L resonare < re- + sonare: for IE base see sound

transitive verb

  1. to give back (sound); echo
  2. to give forth, utter, or repeat loudly
  3. to proclaim (praises, etc.)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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