鳴(な)り響(ひび)く

なりひびく
godan verb
to resound, to reverberate, to ring out
1. to resound, to reverberate, to ring out, to echo loudly
For a sound to ring out loudly and spread through a space. Often used for bells, alarms, applause, or any resonant sound.
鐘(かね)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)いた。
The bell rang out.
会場(かいじょう)に拍手(はくしゅ)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)いた。
Applause resounded through the venue.
真夜中(まよなか)にサイレン(さいれん)が町中(まちじゅう)に鳴(な)り響(ひび)き、住民(じゅうみん)は驚(おどろ)いて目(め)を覚(さ)ました。
In the middle of the night, sirens resounded throughout the town, and residents woke up startled.

FORMATION: Compound verb from 鳴(な)る (to ring/sound) + 響(ひび)く (to echo). Emphasizes both the production and spread of sound.

TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). Takes が particle: 鐘(かね)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く.

CONJUGATION: Godan verb (ka-row): 鳴(な)り響(ひび)かない, 鳴(な)り響(ひび)きます, 鳴(な)り響(ひび)いて.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 鐘(かね)/鈴(すず)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く (bell rings out)
  • 拍手(はくしゅ)/歓声(かんせい)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く (applause/cheers resound)
  • サイレン(さいれん)/警報(けいほう)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く (siren/alarm blares)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 響(ひび)く (to echo, resound)
  • 鳴(な)る (to ring, sound)
  • 轟(とどろ)く (to roar, thunder - for louder sounds)
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