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Webster 1828 Edition
Resounding
RESOUND'ING
,ppr.
Definition 2024
resounding
resounding
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/
Noun
resounding (plural resoundings)
- The action of the verb to resound
- 2000, Harold Schechter, Nevermore, page 13:
- A tense hush — similar to those intervals of electrical stillness that separate the resoundings of a thunderstorm — fell upon the room.
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Adjective
resounding (comparative more resounding, superlative most resounding)
- Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
- That causes reverberation
- (by extension) emphatic, celebrated
- We had a resounding win against the rival team.
Derived terms
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Translations
having a deep, reverberating sound
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd.ɪŋ/
Verb
resounding
- present participle of resound