resound

[US]/rɪˈzaʊnd/
[UK]/rɪˈzaʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. (of a sound) reverberate in a place; produce an echo. (of fame, events, etc.) be widely praised or remembered.

Phrases & Collocations

loudly resound

resound with laughter

Example Sentences

The film was a resounding success.

The echo resounded back to us.

a resounding success

a resounding smack across the face.

the evening was a resounding success.

The hall resounded with songs.

The hall resounded with laughter.

The horn resounded through the forest.

a resounding clash of cymbals

The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim.

The concert hall resounded with laughter and applause.

He hit the water with a resounding slap.

another scream resounded through the school.

the office resounds with the metronomic clicking of keyboards.

Horace resounds the praises of Italy.

To resound in or as if in a succession of echoes;reecho.

The school yard resounded with the laughter of children.

Rolls of thunder resounded in the valley.

Picasso—a name to resound for ages in art history.

cliffs resounding the thunder of the ocean;

Real-world Examples

It's a book that resounds with reality.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Wasn't The Wasteland resounding in my brain?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Immediately my mind responded with a resounding negative.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

And the earth resounds with the joy of waves.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

The bell rung the alarm, and the cry of fire resounded through the streets.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

There were hundreds of homes in flames, hundreds of homes resounding with their footsteps.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The insects we find in amber reveal both the great successors and resounding defeats that have marked their evolution.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Heavy gunfire resounded through Sanaa for around an hour as presidential security guards battled with militants.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation May 2014

These lashings, like the chords of a stringed instrument, resounded as if vibrated by a violin bow.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

This was Rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound.

Source: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 1)

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