resound Meaning, Definition & Usage

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.