Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/July 25

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Word of the day
for July 25
resound v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
    2. Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo.
    3. To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. Of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise.
    2. Of a sound, a voice, etc.: to reverberate; to ring.
    3. Especially of a musical instrument: to make a (deep or reverberating) sound; also, to make sounds continuously.
    4. (figuratively)
      1. Of an event: to have a major effect in a certain place or time.
      2. Of a person, their reputation, etc.: to be much lauded or mentioned. [...]
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