resounding
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re·sound
(rĭ-zound′)v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds
v.intr.
1. To make a loud, prolonged, or reverberating sound: The judge's gavel resounded in the courtroom. See Synonyms at echo.
2. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children.
3. To be talked about, celebrated, or extolled: news that resounded throughout the nation.
v.tr.
1. To send back (sound).
2. To utter or emit loudly.
3. To celebrate or praise, as in verse or song.
[Alteration (influenced by sound) of Middle English resounen, from Old French resoner, from Latin resonāre : re-, re- + sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]
re·sound′ing adj.
re·sound′ing·ly adv.
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resounding
(rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ)adj
1. clear and emphatic; unmistakable: a resounding vote of confidence.
2. full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating: a resounding slap.
reˈsoundingly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | resounding - characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" |
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resounding
adjective
1. echoing, full, sounding, rich, ringing, powerful, booming, vibrant, reverberating, resonant, sonorous She got a resounding round of applause.
2. huge, striking, outstanding, tremendous, terrific, decisive, notable, monumental, conclusive The occasion was a resounding success.
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resounding
adjective1. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound:
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Translations
باهِر، عَظيم، مُدَوٍّمجلجلمُدَوٍّ، عالي الصَّوْت
obrovskývýraznýzvučný
bragende
résonnantrésonnatretentissant
visszhangzó
algjörhljómandi, glymjandi
resounding
[rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ] ADJ [noise] → sonoro; [victory, success] → resonante; [failure] → estrepitosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
resounding
[rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ] adj [victory, triumph] → retentissant(e); [defeat] → retentissant(e)
to be a resounding success → être un succès retentissant
to be a resounding success → être un succès retentissant
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resounding
adj noise, shout, thud, crack → widerhallend; laugh, voice → schallend; (fig) triumph, victory, failure → gewaltig; success → durchschlagend; defeat → haushoch; resounding silence → überwältigende Stille; the response was a resounding “no” → die Antwort war ein überwältigendes „Nein“
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resound
(rəˈzaund) verb to sound loudly or for a long time. The audience's cheers resounded through the hall.
reˈsounding adjective1. loud. resounding cheers.
2. very great; complete. a resounding victory/success.
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