reverberate

[ri-vur-buh-reyt, ri-vur-ber-it]

verb (used without object)

reverberated, reverberating 

1. to reecho or resound.

   Her singing reverberated through the house.

   Synonyms: vibrate, rebound, ring, carry

2. Physics.,  to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.

3. to rebound or recoil.

4. to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.

verb (used with object)

reverberated, reverberating 

1. to echo back or reecho (sound).

2. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).

3. to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

adjective

1. reverberant.

reverberate

/ rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to resound or re-echo

   the explosion reverberated through the castle

2. to reflect or be reflected many times

3. (intr) to rebound or recoil

4. (intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth

5. (tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace

Other Word Forms

• reverberative adjective
• reverberator noun
• unreverberated adjective
• unreverberating adjective
• unreverberative adjective
• reverberation noun
• reverberant adjective
• reverberantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberate¹

First recorded in 1540–50, reverberate is from the Latin word reverberātus (past participle of reverberāre to strike back). See reverberant, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberate¹

C16: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from _re- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lash

Example Sentences

The blast turned the night skies across the South Bay bright orange and sent out a roar that reverberated for miles.

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Aberg's blue was erased from the scoreboard by Patrick Cantlay as the ebbs and flows of a Ryder Cup Sunday took hold with American cheers reverberating around this huge plot of land.

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Calls for more AI regulation have reverberated throughout the nation’s capital and various states.

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The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk is still reverberating across America.

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There are few good options for the president as the effects of his June 2024 gamble continue to reverberate.

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Related Words

• echo 
• resound