resounding C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /riːˈsaʊndɪŋ/ UK /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #31640 Meanings 1 adj Very great and unmistakable; emphatic The new policy was a resounding success. 2 adj Having a deep, loud, echoing sound There was a resounding crash as the door slammed shut. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very great and... hugetremendous 2 adj · having a deep, loud,... resonantbooming Word family Derived forms resoundinglyresoundingnessunresounding Etymology AI details From resound + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # resounding **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /riːˈsaʊndɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 31640 ## Meanings 1. Very great and unmistakable; emphatic 2. Having a deep, loud, echoing sound ## Examples - The new policy was a resounding success. - There was a resounding crash as the door slammed shut. ## Derived Forms - resoundingly - resoundingness - unresounding ## Etymology From resound + -ing. ## AI Etymology Resounding is from resound + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include very great and unmistakable; emphatic and having a deep, loud, echoing sound. The wider family includes derived forms such as resoundingly, resoundingness, and unresounding. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown