reverberate
to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
Physics. to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
to rebound or recoil.
to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.
to echo back or reecho (sound).
to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.
Origin of reverberate
1Other words for reverberate
Other words from reverberate
- re·ver·ber·a·tive [ri-vur-buh-rey-tiv, -ber-uh-], /rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪ tɪv, -bər ə-/, adjective
- re·ver·ber·a·tor, noun
- un·re·ver·ber·at·ed, adjective
- un·re·ver·ber·at·ing, adjective
- un·re·ver·ber·a·tive, adjective
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How to use reverberate in a sentence
The cartoons zing, whirr, and reverberate harmonically, making each entry a sort of duet.
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But the impact of the financial maneuvers that he made to save the company will reverberate for years.
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He uttered a long, loud yell, which seemed to reverberate up and down the lines for at least a mile.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanWho should know so well as I that it is but a handloom compared to the great guns that reverberate through the age to come?
Margaret Ogilvy | J. M. BarrieThen the sound would reverberate down the long expanse of ice, and go rolling away to the mountains far beyond.
How Canada was Won | F. S. BreretonEnnis, edging desperately closer and closer to the line of victims, felt the mighty response reverberate about him.
The Door into Infinity | Edmond HamiltonThe ponderous steed of the widower thundered after, making the forest reverberate with the heavy fall of his hoofs.
A Noble Woman | Ann S. Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for reverberate
/ (rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt) /
(intr) to resound or re-echo: the explosion reverberated through the castle
to reflect or be reflected many times
(intr) to rebound or recoil
(intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth
(tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace
Origin of reverberate
1Derived forms of reverberate
- reverberant or rare reverberative, adjective
- reverberantly, adverb
- reverberation, noun
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