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adjective

ri-ˈzau̇n-diŋ How to pronounce resounding (audio)
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1
as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City

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2
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound the emcee announced the winner in a resounding voice that could be heard all the way to the back of the hall

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3
as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones a resounding chord

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as in emphatic
marked by or uttered with forcefulness a resounding defeat for the opposition party

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verb

present participle of resound
1
as in praising
to proclaim the glory of folk songs that resound the noble deeds of the nation's heroes of yore

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2
as in echoing
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves thunder resounded across the plain

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Recent Examples of resounding
Adjective
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Nevertheless, the sight of the 20-year-old Slovenian riding clear up the famed Calo Alto, seven years on from a similarly callow Pogačar seizing his first Grand Tour stage victory, provide a resounding echo. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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The changes to the federal government’s role in civil rights enforcement will have resounding impacts for communities, said Hamida Labi, senior policy counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 All shades, all colors, 4 million faces surrounding them with resounding support and unrequited love. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for resounding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resounding
  1. noisy
  2. loud
  3. ringing
  4. emphatic
  5. praising
  6. echoing
  7. deafening
  8. round
Adjective
  • Lucy refurbishes their noisy slab arrangements into massive walls of buzzing texture, like a cross between a fashionable rave and a final boss battle.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In a place where others might have heard a gunshot, or the noisy retreat of a car on three good tires.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles were replaced with whoops and, in rather uncharacteristically British style, a standing ovation for the actor.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of loud
Adjective
  • Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham was asked about Underwood’s security in the starting job earlier this week and hardly offered up a ringing endorsement.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Martha-Mary Chapel, Sudbury Reverend Bryce (Toby Huss) presides over the town church, where mysterious ringing bells seem to indicate something dark is afoot.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ringing
Adjective
  • In this market moment, very few index rally days are emphatic, no selloffs are fully bereft.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • James then looked up and hit VJ Edgecombe with a lob, and the second-year guard finished with an emphatic dunk.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of emphatic
Verb
  • In Rubin’s case, that amounted to a single video of him speaking at the event, while Ventura posted nearly two dozen times praising Hilton or attacking Becerra.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than rebut them, Paxton uses footage of his daughter Mattie Hayworth praising him as a fighter for family values and role model for his grandchildren.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of praising
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  • Priced at $1,450, the pumps add an almost weightless quality to the outfit, with their barely-there construction echoing the transparency of the ribbon skirt.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There is no noise of a breaking string echoing in the distance — the stage direction that pushed Chekhov’s final dramatic landscape toward Beckettian absurdism before Beckett was born.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of echoing
Adjective
  • The sound is practically deafening, a loud metallic pang that cuts through the forest’s thick foliage.
    — Taylor Mitchell Brown, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • By the time Obsession made it to TIFF, the buzz on social media had become deafening.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of deafening
Adjective
  • The toys are translucent, round squishy balls with cartoon faces, glitter-like particles and water beads inside.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And at the top tier, above Skydance, were the Paramount mountain, the Warners shield, and … the round DC bullet.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resounding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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