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resound
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re·sound  (r-zound)
v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds
v.intr.
1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children.
2. To make a loud, long, or reverberating sound: The music resounded through the hall.
3. To sound loudly; ring.
4. To become famous, celebrated, or extolled: Picassoa name to resound for ages in art history.
v.tr.
1. To send back (sound). See Synonyms at echo.
2. To utter or emit loudly.
3. To celebrate or praise, as in verse or song.

[Alteration (influenced by sound1) of Middle English resounen, from Old French resoner, from Latin resonre : re-, re- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

re·sounding adj.
re·sounding·ly adv.

resound [riz-zownd]
Verb
1. to ring or echo with sound
2. (of sounds) to echo or ring
3. to be widely known: his fame resounded throughout India [Latin resonare to sound again]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.resound - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
consonate - sound in sympathy
reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again
bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
2.resoundresound - emit a noise
sizzle - make a sound like frying fat
roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
sough, purl - make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
claxon, honk - use the horn of a car
hum - make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
racket - make loud and annoying noises
brattle, clack, clatter - 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 - emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
ring out - sound loudly; "a shot rang out"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
blare, blast - make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

resound
verb 1. echo, resonate, reverberate, fill the air, re-echo
verb 2. ring,
Translations
Spanish resound [rɪˈzaund] vi to resound (with) → resonar (con)
French resound [rɪˈzaund] vi to resound (with) → retentir (de)
German resound [rɪˈzaund] vi to resound (with) → widerhallen (von)
Italian resound [rɪˈzaund] vi to resound (with) → risonare (di)

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