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Definition of resound verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

resound

verb
 
/rɪˈzaʊnd/
 
/rɪˈzaʊnd/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they resound
 
/rɪˈzaʊnd/
 
/rɪˈzaʊnd/
he / she / it resounds
 
/rɪˈzaʊndz/
 
/rɪˈzaʊndz/
past simple resounded
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪd/
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪd/
past participle resounded
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪd/
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪd/
-ing form resounding
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/
 
/rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] resound (through something) (of a sound, voice, etc.) to fill a place with sound
    • Laughter resounded through the house.
    • (figurative) The tragedy resounded around the world.
  2. [intransitive] resound (with/to something) (of a place) to be filled with sound
    • The street resounded to the thud of marching feet.
    • The room resounded with screams and shouts.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from re- ‘again’ + the verb sound, suggested by Old French resoner or Latin resonare ‘sound again’.
See resound in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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