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   Resound (r?‑zoundˈ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Resounding.] [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. résonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.]
   1. To sound loudly; as, “his voice resounded far”.
   
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   2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, “the woods resound with song”.
   
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   3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. “Common fame . . . resounds back to them again.”  South.
   
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   4. To be mentioned much and loudly.  Milton.
   
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   5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, “the earth resounded with his praise”.
   
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   Resound, v. t.
   1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
   
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   Albion's cliffs resound the ruray. Pope.
   
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   2. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
   
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   The man for wisdom's various arts renowned,
   
   Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound. Pope.
   
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   Syn. -- To echo; reecho; reverberate; sound.
   
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   Resound, n. Return of sound; echo.  Beaumont.
   
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