RESOUND


Meaning of RESOUND in English

I. rə̇ˈzau̇nd, rēˈz- sometimes -ˈsau̇- verb

Etymology: Middle English resounen, from Middle French resoner, from Latin resonare to sound again, echo, resound, from re- + sonare to sound — more at sound

intransitive verb

1. : to become filled with sound : ring , echo , reverberate

the earth resounded with his praise

2. : to produce an echoing sound

through the dell his horn resounds — Sir Walter Scott

3. : to become proclaimed or renowned

a name to resound for ages — Alfred Tennyson

transitive verb

1. : to proclaim (as someone's praises or virtues) : celebrate in music, song, or story : extol loudly or widely

2. : to cause (a sound) to be repeated : reecho

3. : to sound or utter in full resonant tones

II. noun

: something that resounds (as an echo)

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.