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Meanings of resounding in English

Characterized by reverberation.

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        Usage of resounding in English
        1
        And the answer is a pretty resounding 'yes,' he told Reuters Health.
        Reuters
        2
        No-one had expected such a resounding result, certainly not the Liberal party.
        News.com.au
        3
        Most important was the simple resounding fact that he had done it.
        Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
        4
        The board gave a resounding no to this request, read the statement.
        The Guardian
        5
        The continuous and resounding noise poured out of it in tuneful bubbles.
        How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's / And Other...
        6
        The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
        The Guardian
        7
        Before her resounding 1990 electoral victory she was placed under house arrest.
        The Guardian
        8
        Sir, - What a resounding success World Youth Day in Rome was.
        The Irish Times
        9
        The Frenchman felled the German with a resounding box on the ear.
        Mrs. Warren's Daughter: A Story of the Woman's Movement
        10
        He's won the election with a resounding two thirds of the vote.
        Radio NZ
        11
        He deals in Latin and Greek terms of resounding and disheartening combinations.
        Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
        12
        That was the resounding message from delegates at the Fine Gael Ardfheis.
        The Irish Times
        13
        He wished he had it in him to make some resounding appeal.
        The Soul of a Bishop
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        Then there was a resounding rap at the panel of the door.
        Jane Cable
        15
        His arrival had been unnoticed amid the tremendous resounding of the duet.
        Hilda Lessways
        16
        The scoundrels were at the door, and a resounding knock was heard.
        Brave Tom; Or, The Battle That Won
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        Resounding across language varieties
        Ireland
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        United Kingdom
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        United States of America
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