resound
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Of a place: to cause to reverberate.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reesowndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹiˈsaʊnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitive
Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo.
intransitive
Of a sound, a voice, etc.: to reverberate; to ring.
transitive
To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.
Ring or echo with sound
intransitive
Especially of a musical instrument: to make a (deep or reverberating) sound; also, to make sounds continuously.
transitive
To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
noun
uncountable
The quality of echoing or reverberating; resonance.
countable
An echoing or reverberating sound; a resounding.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
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This meaning: Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo.
Used this way, resound is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The hall resounded with laughter.”verb
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
To resound, reverberate, echo.
Ring or echo with sound.
Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return.
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Synonyms
Sense: of a place
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