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Webster 1913 Edition

Resound

Re-sound′

(r?-zound′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Resounded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Resounding
.]
[OE.
resounen
, OF.
resoner
, F.
résonner
, 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
.

Re-sound′

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
Albion’s cliffs
resound
the rur[GREEK][GREEK]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; reecho; reverberate; sound.

Re-sound′

,
Noun.
Return of sound; echo.
Beaumont.

Webster 1828 Edition

Resound

RESOUND'

,
Verb.
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'

,
Verb.
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.

Definition 2024

resound

resound

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd/

Verb

resound ‎(third-person singular simple present resounds, present participle resounding, simple past and past participle resounded)

  1. (intransitive) to sound again
  2. (transitive) to echo a sound
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English resownen, from Old French resoner, from Latin resonare ‎(“sound again, resound, echo”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɨˈzaʊnd/

Verb

resound ‎(third-person singular simple present resounds, present participle resounding, simple past and past participle resounded)

  1. (intransitive) to reverberate with sound or noise
    The street resounded with the noise of the children's game.
  2. (intransitive) to make a reverberating sound
    The sound of the brass band resounded through the town.
  3. (transitive) To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo.
    • Alexander Pope
      Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay.
  4. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
    • Alexander Pope
      The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, / Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound.
Derived terms
Translations

Anagrams

Etymology

re- +‎ sound

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