Crossword clues for resounding
resounding
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resound \Re*sound"\ (r?*zound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Resounding.] [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. r['e]sonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.]
To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. ``Common fame . . . resounds back to them again.''
--South.To be mentioned much and loudly.
--Milton.To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., present participle adjective from resound (v.). Figurative use from 1630s. Related: Resoundingly.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1
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1 Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant 2 That causes reverberation 3 (context by extension English) emphatic, celebrated n. The action of the verb ''to resound'' Etymology 2
v
(present participle of resound English)
WordNet
adj. characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: resonant, resonating, reverberating, reverberative, rolling]
Usage examples of "resounding".
Every blow produced a resounding thud and sent an Automaton to the ground.
A bundle that squirmed, cooed, then let out a resounding burp more suitable to a burly ale master.
Nimon and Mongo looked down at him, silhouetted together, surrounded by the corona of light and then the trapdoor closed snapped once more with a loud, resounding report.
His trip to Yarmouth was a resounding success: he and an importer called Grover Pankey got along famously, smoked cigars on the beachfront, and struck a deal to supply Rackham Perfumeries with dirt-cheap ivory pots for the dearer balsams.
The closing of a rear door and the resounding tread of a pair of hobnailed boots on the lower floor told him that Pitman had entered the house and was going to bed.
The orgasm occurred as they traversed the hall, announcing itself in resounding shouts and screams.
The hands of the two men came together with a resounding smack, and the Mimbrate leaned back, literally jerking the Asturian up out of the current.
With resounding crashes the structure parted at the weakened points, the furious upheaval stopped, and, the tractor beams shut off, the shattered, smoking, erupting mass of wreckage fell in clashing, grinding ruin upon the city.
With twelve sonorous, resounding strokes, the great Bell of the Benedictine Church of Saint Denys, in the courtyard of Castle Cherbourg, sounded the hour of midnight.
Resounding names begin to fill up the mill post, for nearly everyone wants to immortalize himself, Hoesch, or the Bochum Association in this famous place.
He was felling a tall candlenut tree, and each resounding stroke bit deep into the soft wood.
Sancho became more quiet and tractable, and, settling himself comfortably in his chair, he held up his face and beard to the firstcomer, who gave him a resounding smack, followed by a low bow.
Now, however, that the Italians had won their first resounding victories, the Gallas had become active, gathering like vultures for the scraps that the lions left.
The entire command provided a resounding send-off of cheers, hoots, and laughter.
Maya was yelping now, each sharp cry punctuated by the resounding echo of a crisp slap as I smacked the quivering, blushing bottom mercilessly.