4 entries under this word

Resound

Re-sound', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RESOUNDED; p. pr. & vb. n. RESOUNDING.] [Fr. résonner, Pr. resonar, resonar, Sp. resonar, Pg. resonar, resonar, It. risonare, Lat. resonare, from re, again, back, and sonare, to sound.]

Sense 1. To sound again, or repeatedly; to echo.

Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay. — Pope.

Sense 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.

Synonyms—To echo; re-echo; reverberate; sound.

Re-sound', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

  1. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
  2. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. “Common fame . . . resounds back to them again.” South.
  3. To be much and loudly mentioned.
  4. To echo or reverberate; as, the earth resounded with his praise.

Rē-sound', v. t.

verbtransitive

[Prefix re and sound.] To sound again.

Rē-sound’, n.

noun

n. Return of sound; echo. Beau. & Fl.