resonant sound

Deep, lingering vibration

A resonant sound is one that is deep, full, and reverberating—a sound that seems to continue or echo rather than die immediately.

The phrase describes voices, bells, instruments, or any sound with rich, sustained vibrations: the resonant sound of the cello, His resonant sound filled the cathedral.

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low rumble · clangor · harmonics · ring · timpani · brass section · standing wave · gong · singing bowl · bell tower · timbre · amplitude · melodious · didgeridoo · frequency · boom · tuning fork · peal

Opposites
acoustic quality

resonant soundmuffled sound

Noise made indistinct

clunk · thunk · plunk · thud · thump

timbral richness

resonant soundflat tone

Unchanging vocal pitch

nasal tone · shrill sound

Family

sound, resound, resonance, resonate

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