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| re·sound [ ri zównd ] (past and past participle re·sound·ed, present participle re·sound·ing, 3rd person present singular re·sounds) |
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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.
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2. intransitive verb make reverberating sound: to produce a long reverberating sound
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3. intransitive verb be extremely well known: to be extremely well known, especially over a long period or a wide area
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4. transitive verb U.S. say something so that it echoes: to say something loudly and in echoing tones
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5. transitive verb produce echo: to cause a sound to reverberate
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| [14th century. Alteration (after sound1) of Old French resoner< Latin resonare (see resonate)] |
