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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESOUND', v.t. s as z. [L. resono; re and sono, to sound.]
1. To send back sound; to echo.
And Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay.
2. To sound; to praise or celebrate with the voice or the sound of instruments.
3. To praise; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
The man for wisdom;s various arts renown'd, long exercis'd in woes, O muse, resound.
RESOUND', v.i.
1. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound; as, common fame resounds back to them.
2. To be much and loudly mentioned.
RE'SOUND, v.t. [re and sound; with the accent on the first syllable.] To sound again.
RESOUND', n. s as z. Return of sound; echo.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate]
2: emit a noise [syn: make noise, resound, noise]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English resounen, from Middle French resoner, from Latin resonare, from re- + sonare to sound — more at sound Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to become filled with sound ; reverberate 2. a. to sound loudly <the gunshot resounded> b. to produce a sonorous or echoing sound 3. to become renowned transitive verb 1. to extol loudly or widely ; celebrate 2. echo, reverberate 3. to sound or utter in full resonant tones

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) (of a place) ring or echo (the hall resounded with laughter). 2 intr. (of a voice, instrument, sound, etc.) produce echoes; go on sounding; fill the place with sound. 3 intr. a (of fame, a reputation, etc.) be much talked of. b (foll. by through) produce a sensation (the call resounded through Europe). 4 tr. (often foll. by of) proclaim or repeat loudly (the praises) of a person or thing (resounded the praises of Greece). 5 tr. (of a place) re-echo (a sound). Etymology: ME f. RE- + SOUND(1) v., after OF resoner or L resonare: see RESONANT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resound Re*sound", n. Return of sound; echo. --Beaumont.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resound Re*sound" (r?*zound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Resounding.] [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. r['e]sonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resound Re*sound", v. t. 1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate. Albion's cliffs resound the rur??ay. --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; re["e]cho; reverberate; sound.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(resounds, resounding, resounded) 1. When a noise resounds, it is heard very loudly and clearly. (LITERARY) A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament... VERB: V prep 2. If a place resounds with or to particular noises, it is filled with them. (LITERARY) The whole place resounded with music... Kabul resounded to the crack of Kalashnikov fire and a flood of artillery. VERB: V with n, V to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Echo, re-echo, reverberate. 2. Sound, extol, celebrate, praise. II. v. n. Echo, reverberate, ring.

Moby Thesaurus

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