Word Study
resound
CIDE DICTIONARY
resound, v. i. [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. résonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.].
- To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far. [1913 Webster]
- To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song. [1913 Webster]
- To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. South. [1913 Webster]
- To be mentioned much and loudly. Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise. [1913 Webster]
resound, v. t.
- To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate. [1913 Webster]"Albion's cliffs resound the rur//ay." [1913 Webster]
- To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of. [1913 Webster]"The man for wisdom's various arts renowned,
Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To echo; re'89cho; reverberate; sound.
resound, n.
Return of sound; echo. Beaumont. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
resound, 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).
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
THESAURUS
resound
awake the dead, be reflected, be sent back, blast, blast the ear, bless, boom, bounce back, celebrate, come again, come up again, crash, crescendo, cry up, deafen, din, echo, echo back, emit a sound, eulogize, extol, fill the air, glorify, go back, hymn, keep coming, laud, magnify, make a noise, make a sound, noise, peal, pulsate, rattle the windows, reappear, rebound, recur, reecho, rend the air, rend the ears, reoccur, repeat, resonate, resume, return, reverberate, revert, ring, ring out, rise, rock the sky, roll, rumble, send back, sound, speak, split the eardrums, split the ears, startle the echoes, stun, surge, swell, thunderROGET THESAURUS
resound
Sound
VB produce sound, sound, make a noise, give out sound, emit sound, resound.Loudness
VB be loud, peal, swell, clang, boom, thunder, blare, fulminate, roar, resound, speak up, shout, bellow, rend the air, rend the skies, fill the air, din in the ear, ring in the ear, thunder in the ear, pierce the ears, split the ears, rend the ears, split the head, deafen, stun, faire le diable a quatre, make one's windows shake, rattle the windows, awaken the echoes, startle the echoes, wake the dead.Resonance
VB resound, reverberate, reecho, resonate, ring, jingle, gingle, chink, clink, tink, tinkle, chime, gurgle, plash, goggle, echo, ring in the ear.For further exploring for "resound" in Webster Dictionary Online