resound

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹəˈzaʊnd/ UK /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/ See IPA manual

Freq #46536

Meanings

1

verb
To be filled with a loud sound that echoes around

The hall resounded with laughter.
2

verb
To make a deep, ringing sound that travels far

The drums resounded through the whole village.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to be filled with a loud... echo

2 verb · to make a deep, ringing... echo

Word family

Forms resoundedresounds

Derived forms resoundedresounderresounding

Simplified etymology

Resound entered English in the later Middle Ages. It belongs to a family of words associated with sound and echoes that ultimately derives from Latin sonus, “sound.”

Etymology

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…

*swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European resounen Middle English resoner Middle French resonāre Latin

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# resound

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹəˈzaʊnd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/
**Frequency rank:** 46536

## Meanings
1. To be filled with a loud sound that echoes around
2. To make a deep, ringing sound that travels far

## Examples
- The hall resounded with laughter.
- The drums resounded through the whole village.

## Derived Forms
- resounded
- resounder
- resounding

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *swenh₂-
- Root: resounen
- Root: resoner
- Root: resonāre

## Etymology
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…

## AI Etymology
Resound is 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… Important recorded forms include *swenh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), resounen (Middle English), resoner (xno), and resonāre (Latin). Current senses include to be filled with a loud sound that echoes around and to make a deep, ringing sound that travels far. The wider family includes derived forms such as resounded, resounder, and resounding.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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