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resounding

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -aʊndɪŋ
  • UK: /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd.ɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S AW1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: canorous, remugient, booming, boom-boom, orotund, resonant, resounding, reverberant, rotund, sonoral, sonorous, tympanic, vibrant

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That causes reverberation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Emphatic, noteworthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • We had a resounding win against the rival team.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: huge, massive, tremendous

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

gerund of resound

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of resound

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

characterized by resonance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a resonant voice
  • hear the rolling thunder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resonant, resonating, reverberating, reverberative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From resound + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُجِلْجِل (mujiljil) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Bulgarian: ехтящ (ehtjašt) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Bulgarian: кънтящ (kǎntjašt) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Catalan: ressonant — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Finnish: kaikuva — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Finnish: kajahtava — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • French: résonnant — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • French: retentissant — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • German: nachhallend — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • German: wohlgestimmt — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Greek: αντηχητικός (antichitikós) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Ancient Greek: φθεγκτός (phthenktós) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Ancient Greek: φθογγήεις (phthongḗeis) — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Irish: athshondach — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Irish: macallach — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Irish: fuaimneach — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Latin: resonus — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Manx: aaheeanagh — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Romanian: răsunător — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Romanian: sunător — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Spanish: retumbante — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Spanish: resonante — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Spanish: sonoro — having a deep, reverberating sound
  • Dutch: klinkend — emphatic, noteworthy
  • Finnish: murska- — emphatic, noteworthy
  • Finnish: jymy- — emphatic, noteworthy
  • French: retentissant — emphatic, noteworthy
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