resound

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To be filled with a loud sound that echoes around

   The hall resounded with laughter.

2. 2
   verb

   To make a deep, ringing sound that travels far

   The drums resounded through the whole village.

From both of the following: * From Late Middle English resounen (“to return with an echo, resound; to make a sound, to sound; of speech or writing: to announce a theme”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman resoner, resouner [and other forms], Middle French resoner, and Old French resoner (“to make a (deep or echoing) sound; of sounds: to echo; to ring; of one’s name or actions: to be frequently recounted; of a place: to re-echo or ring with sound”) (modern French résonner), from Latin resonāre, the present active infinitive of resonō (“to ring or sound again, re-echo, resound; to call repeate…

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