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to resound across

to resound across

1 6.3
Make a sound that people hear in many places
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : resonar en
  • She put the full force of her arm behind the blow, as she hadn't with Damian, and Mr. Smith's painful gag resounded across the now-quiet yard.

Examples

  • With every clang you make resounding across the sky, I feel the past farther away.

  • As word of his resignation resounded across the Pentagon on Friday, more than one officer cited the biblical adultery of King David and Bathsheba.

    Blog text (29)
  • The shout "Wilkes for Liberty" resounded across the Atlantic Ocean as both the American colonists and the supporters of Wilkes believed that they were fighting against an arbitrary and corrupt government, an authoritarian parliament, and a decadent electoral system.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The sound of the church bells resounded across the small village every Sunday morning.

  • His laughter resounded across the room, bringing joy to everyone who heard it.

  • An announcement resounded across the stadium, informing the crowd about the upcoming game.

Synonyms

to spread
vsto resound across
750 1.6

To become known by many people

is about being heard widely in a place or group rather than simply becoming known
to diffuse
vsto resound across
40 5.5

To spread out and reach many people or places

focuses on sound being heard widely in groups or places rather than general distribution
to reverberate
vsto resound across
11 6.6

To make a sound echo through a place

is heard throughout groups or areas rather than focusing on repeated reflections
to resound
vsto resound across
11 5.3

To fill a room with a loud sound that echoes

is heard widely throughout groups or areas rather than only sounding loudly
to echoed through
vsto resound across
5 4.9

To make a sound that repeats and fills a place

is about wide audible reach in groups or places rather than just repetition
to reverberate through
vsto resound across
3 7.2

Echo through a place or group and keep having an effect over time

means being heard widely in a group or place rather than only causing ongoing effects
to resonate through
vsto resound across
1 6.1

To fill a place with sound that is heard clearly everywhere

is heard throughout a place or group rather than only nearby

Antonyms

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

69 3.0

To become weaker and then disappear over time

How Far

to resound across
1 6.3
to carry
325 2.0

Surface Forms

resound across infinitive
resounded across past participle
resounding across present participle
resounds across third person singular

Morphology

resound + across

The verb 'resound' already means to echo or fill with sound and the preposition 'across' indicates distribution through a space or group, so their combination directly yields 'to be heard widely throughout a place or group.' This is a straightforward compositional pattern (verb + spatial preposition) that is cross-linguistically common and thus predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The verb resound across comes from the image of a sound, like a cheer or song, that resounds and travels across streets or rooms. So, this picture explains why it means 'to be heard widely' or to have an effect that reaches many people.