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resound

re·sound [ ri zównd ] (past and past participle re·sound·ed, present participle re·sound·ing, 3rd person present singular re·sounds)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb be filled with reverberating sound: to be filled with a long reverberating sound
The hall resounded to the cheers of the audience.

2. intransitive verb make reverberating sound: to produce a long reverberating sound

3. intransitive verb be extremely well known: to be extremely well known, especially over a long period or a wide area

4. transitive verb U.S. say something so that it echoes: to say something loudly and in echoing tones

5. transitive verb produce echo: to cause a sound to reverberate

[14th century. Alteration (after sound1) of Old French resoner< Latin resonare (see resonate)]
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