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Antonyms for resounding
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ri-zoun-ding |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzaʊn dɪŋ |
Definition of resounding
Origin :- late 14c., present participle adjective from resound (v.). Figurative use from 1630s. Related: Resoundingly.
- adj resonant
- In the distance there were attacks upon walls, and we could hear the resounding shocks.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- And seizing her in his arms he picked her up and gave her a resounding kiss.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The key grated in the lock, and Crispin answered it with a resounding snore.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- I hit the deck with a resounding thud, and the cane came clattering after.
- Extract from : « Lighter Than You Think » by Nelson Bond
- At that instant a dull but resounding thump was heard on the roof overhead.
- Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
- A resounding “chirrup” and the weary beasts strained at their neck-yoke.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Hurras and hellos were resounding off on every side and corner of the steamer.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- He spoke ever of his dear Viennese, and their resounding city.
- Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8) » by Various
- The hard, resounding clash of his heels on the rock underfoot stopped.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- He drained the bottle; then hurled it into the garbage pail with a resounding crash.
- Extract from : « The Doorway » by Evelyn E. Smith
Synonyms for resounding
- beating
- booming
- clangorous
- consonant
- deep
- deep-toned
- earsplitting
- echoing
- electrifying
- emphatic
- enhanced
- forceful
- full
- heightened
- intensified
- loud
- mellow
- noisy
- orotund
- plangent
- powerful
- profound
- pulsating
- pulsing
- reverberant
- reverberating
- rich
- ringing
- roaring
- rotund
- round
- sonorant
- sonorous
- stentorian
- strident
- thrilling
- throbbing
- thundering
- thunderous
- vibrant
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