resounding

Language: en

🇺🇸 /riːˈsaʊndɪŋ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Loud, deep, and reverberating; producing a loud ringing or echoing sound.; Unequivocal; emphatic and unmistakable in its effect or impact.
  2. verb
    Present participle of resound; to fill a place with a loud, deep, reverberating sound.; Present participle of resound; to be widely celebrated or praised; to be famous or renowned.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: resounds Past: resounded Past part.: resounded Pres part.: resounding

Collocations

resounding successresounding victoryresounding defeatresound throughresound with

Derivatives

resoundinglyresounding

Synonyms

echoreverberateringboomthunder

Commonly confused

resonate
EN: 'Resonate' implies a deeper, sustained vibration or emotional connection; 'resound' emphasizes loudness and filling a space with sound.
rebound
EN: 'Rebound' means to bounce back or recover; 'resound' means to echo or fill with sound.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'resound' (to echo, fill with sound) with 'rebound' (to bounce back). Note the 's' after 're-'.

💬 Examples

  1. The applause was resounding throughout the concert hall.

  2. The team achieved a resounding victory over their rivals.

  3. The sound of bells was resounding across the valley.

  4. His name was resounding throughout the land after the great battle.