resounding

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/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

acknowledged, against, economic, embarrassed, round

VERB + RESOUNDING

cheered, gave, heard, let, making

RESOUNDING + NOUN

belch, election, failure, slap, success, victory

PREP.

after, from, out

Definitions

adj

Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

That causes reverberation.

He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done.

Emphatic, noteworthy.

We had a resounding win against the rival team.

On this assessment, whatever one's personal criticisms, the Southern Region's booklet Want to Run a Railway? must be acknowledged a resounding success.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — characterized by resonance

resonant
resonating
reverberating
reverberative

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done.

Wiktionary

We had a resounding win against the rival team.

Wiktionary

On this assessment, whatever one's personal criticisms, the Southern Region's booklet Want to Run a Railway? must be acknowledged a resounding success.

Wiktionary

In some cultures, a resounding belch after a meal is considered a compliment to the chef.

Tatoeba · #628094

It was a resounding success.

Tatoeba · #1690414

Sami heard a resounding yes from the crowd.

Tatoeba · #6474485

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