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- Dictionaryresounding/rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. unmistakable; emphatic: "the evening was a resounding success" Similar
- 2. (of a sound) loud enough to reverberate: "a resounding smack across the face" Similar Opposite
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adjective [ before noun ] uk / rɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ / us / rɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ / resounding adjective [before noun] (LOUD) Add to word list. loud: Supporters gave the team three resounding cheers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out phrasal verb. barky. bash something out phrasal verb. blast. boisterously. brouhaha.
The meaning of RESOUNDING is producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating. How to use resounding in a sentence.
Definition of 'resounding' resounding. (rɪzaʊndɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A resounding sound is loud and clear. There was a resounding slap as Andrew struck him violently across the face. She got a resounding round of applause. The answer, Segal says, was a resounding yes!
to sound loudly or for a long time, or (of a place) to be filled with sound: The air resounds with the delightful music of birds. (Definition of resound from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of resound.
Resounding describes something obvious or unambiguous. If it's clear that every single guest had a wonderful time, you can call your party a resounding success.
Define resounding. resounding synonyms, resounding pronunciation, resounding translation, English dictionary definition of resounding. v. re·sound·ed , re·sound·ing , re·sounds v. intr. 1. To make a loud, prolonged, or reverberating sound: The judge's gavel resounded in the courtroom.
Definition of resounding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the adjective resounding is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for resounding is from around 1425, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis.
What does the noun resounding mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun resounding. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun resounding? About 0.07 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun resounding pronounced?
Resounding definition: making an echoing sound. See examples of RESOUNDING used in a sentence.