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Vinony

resounding

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ / /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd.ɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English resound English -ing English resounding From resound + -ing.

  1. Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
  2. That causes reverberation.

    “He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done.”

  3. Emphatic, noteworthy.

    “We had a resounding win against the rival team.”

    “On this assessment, whatever one's personal criticisms, the Southern Region's booklet Want to Run a Railway? must be acknowledged a resounding success.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English resound English -ing English resounding From resound + -ing.

  1. gerund of resound

    “A tense hush — similar to those intervals of electrical stillness that separate the resoundings of a thunderstorm — fell upon the room.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English resound English -ing English resounding From resound + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of resound