sonorously
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7.5
- adverb
- /səˈnɔːrəsli/
:
sonoramente
- While the image visualizes the performance of prayer, the epigram reinforces this action by sonorously replicating it.
- said sonorously
Examples
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As the orchestra began to play, the music flowed sonorously through the concert hall.
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The bald, gold-wreathed head of His Radiance speaks sonorously from across the room.
Fiction book (1994) -
Their tickings came sonorously to my ears.
Academic text (1999) -
The period between the wars, he wrote sonorously, 'was characterized above all by a farsighted development of public works and a major growth in the population.'
Academic text (2010) -
He had a habit of crooking his finger at me and saying, sonorously, "I would have words with you" -- a courteous locution.
Academic text (2005) -
Pontifax snored sonorously, well-fed upon a meal of fish, koko-yams, plantain, and palm wine.
Fiction book (1992) -
He had modeled St. Joan's traits upon his prim daughter Susy, had read aloud from it sonorously at every opportunity, and had thought at first to have it published as an anonymous gift of cultural uplift.
Fiction book (2001) -
But men before my father have fallen in love with surface glitter, and he continued, undaunted by her incomprehension of the great compliment being paid to her, to sing slowly and sonorously, without a single stumble, her praises in another man's voice: FORMATTED TEXT
Fiction book (1991) -
The church bells rang sonorously throughout the quiet town.
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His sonorously rich voice captivated the entire audience during the performance.
Synonyms
1
4.7
In a full, rich way that sounds warm and pleasing
To speak in a full, rich voice that fills a room
In a way that makes a deep clear sound that fills a space and echoes
Antonyms
How Resonant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sonorously comes from the Latin root sonor meaning 'sound', the same idea you see in sonic. So sonorously means 'in a way that makes a deep, full, or rich sound'.