reverberant

[ ri-vur-ber-uh nt ]

/ rɪˈvɜr bər ənt /

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adjective

reverberating; reechoing: the reverberant booms of cannon.

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Origin of reverberant

1565–75; < Latin reverberant- (stem of reverberāns), present participle of reverberāre, equivalent to re- re- + verber(āre) to beat, lash (derivative of verber whip) + -ant- -ant

Related formsre·ver·ber·ant·ly, adverbun·re·ver·ber·ant, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reverberant

And then the chime rang, with a metallic, sharp click and then a long and reverberant clanging.
Gunman's Reckoning|Max Brand
The air was reverberant, sounds could be heard to a great distance.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men|Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
Then he moved to the front of the altar and dropped it again, but now the note was hollow and reverberant.
Benita, An African Romance|H. Rider Haggard
I could hear no calls or cries—only the sound of the waves, made weirdly hollow and reverberant by the fog.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London

And she did laugh loudly, with a clear, sweet, reverberant ring that echoed through the little valley.
Hope Hathaway|Frances Parker

Word Origin and History for reverberant

reverberant

adj.

1570s, from French réverbérant or directly from Latin reverberantem (nominative reverberans), present participle of reverberare (see reverberation).

reverberant

adjective

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