resound
resound definition
re·sound (ri zo̵und′)
intransitive verb
- to echo or be filled with sound; reverberate
- to make a loud, echoing, or prolonged sound
- to be echoed; be repeated or prolonged: said of sounds
- 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
- to give back (sound); echo
- to give forth, utter, or repeat loudly
- to proclaim (praises, etc.)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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