Definition of resound Resound

/ɹiˌsawˈnd/ - [reesawnd] - re•sound

We found 15 definitions of resound from 4 different sources.

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What does resound mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

resounds, resounding, resounded  

resound - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
  echo, ring, reverberate
  sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
  consonate sound in sympathy
  reecho repeat back like an echo
  reecho repeat back like an echo
  bong ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
resound - emit a noise
  make noise, noise
  sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
  sizzle burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"
  howl, roar emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
  sough, purl make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
  claxon, honk cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
  hum sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
  scranch, scraunch, crackle, crunch to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
  creak, squeak, screak, screech, skreak, whine complain whiningly
  racket hit (a ball) with a racket
  brattle, clatter, clack make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
  clitter, stridulate make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate"
  drown out make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
  jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
  scream make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
  backfire set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
  ring out sound loudly; "a shot rang out"
  blare, blast shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • resound (Verb)
    To sound again.
  • resound (Verb)
    To echo a sound.
  • resound (Verb)
    To reverberate with sound or noise.
  • resound (Verb)
    To make a reverberating sound.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • resound (v. i.)
    To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
  • resound (v. i.)
    To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
  • resound (v. i.)
    To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound.
  • resound (v. i.)
    To be mentioned much and loudly.
  • resound (v. i.)
    To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
  • resound (v. t.)
    To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
  • resound (v. t.)
    To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
  • resound (n.)
    Return of sound; echo.

Part of speech

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  • resound, verb, present, 1st person singular of resound (infinitive).
  • resound, verb (infinitive).

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