resound Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb ring or echo with sound
    reverberate; ring; echo.
    • the hall resounded with laughter
  2. verb emit a noise
    make noise; noise.

WordNet


Re*sound" intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. résonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Resounded; present participle & verbal noun Resounding
Definitions
  1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
  2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
  3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . resounds back to them again." South.
  4. To be mentioned much and loudly. Milton.
  5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
Re*sound" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
    Albion's cliffs resound the ruray. Pope.
  2. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
    The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound. Pope.
    Syn. -- To echo; reëcho; reverberate; sound.
Re*sound" noun
Definitions
  1. Return of sound; echo. Beaumont.

Webster 1913