• Resounding

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ɹɪˈzaÊŠn.dɪŋ/

    Origin 1

    Full definition of resounding

    Noun

    resounding

    (plural resoundings)
    1. The action of the verb to resound
      • 2000, Harold Schechter, Nevermore‎, A tense hush — similar to those intervals of electrical stillness that separate the resoundings of a thunderstorm — fell upon the room.

    Adjective

    resounding

    1. Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
    2. That causes reverberation
    3. (by extension) emphatic, celebratedWe had a resounding win against the rival team.

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    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˌɹiːˈsaÊŠnd.ɪŋ/

    Origin 2

    Verb

    1. Present participle of resound
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