Resound definition
The judge's gavel resounded in the courtroom.
The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children.
An act that resounded through the ages.
The street resounded with the noise of the children's game.
The sound of the brass band resounded through the town.
News that resounded throughout the nation.
Origin of resound
- Alteration (influenced by sound) of Middle English resounen from Old French resoner from Latin resonāre re- re- sonāre to sound swen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English resownen, from Old French resoner, from Latin resonare (“sound again, resound, echo")
From Wiktionary
- re- +"Ž sound
From Wiktionary