resound vs backfire

backfire vs resound

resound is not a noun while backfire is a noun.

resound and backfire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resound	No	No	Yes	No
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, backfire is a hyponym of resound; that is, backfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resound:

resound: emit a noise
backfire: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

Other hyponyms of resound include sizzle, howl, roar, purl, sough, claxon, honk, hum, crackle, crunch, scranch, scraunch, creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine, racket, brattle, clack, clatter, clitter, stridulate, drown out, jangle, jingle-jangle, jingle, scream, ring out, blare, blast.

resound (noun)	backfire (noun)
	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
	a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
	the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
	a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

resound (verb)	backfire (verb)
emit a noise	set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
ring or echo with sound	emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

Difference between resound and backfire

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