English Dictionary: resound | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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[89]cho; reverberate; sound. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Resound \Re*sound"\, n. Return of sound; echo. --Beaumont. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Re-sound \Re-sound"\ (r?*sound"), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + sound.] To sound again or anew. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Resound \Re*sound"\ (r?*zound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resounding}.] [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. r[82]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. [bd]Common fame . . . resounds back to them again.[b8] --South. 4. To be mentioned much and loudly. --Milton. 5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise. |