reverberant

[ ri-vur-ber-uhnt ]

adjective

1. reverberating; reechoing:

   the reverberant booms of cannon.

Other Words From

• re·verber·ant·ly adverb
• unre·verber·ant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberant¹

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

Example Sentences

And then the chime rang, with a metallic, sharp click and then a long and reverberant clanging.

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I could hear no calls or cries—only the sound of the waves, made weirdly hollow and reverberant by the fog.

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And she did laugh loudly, with a clear, sweet, reverberant ring that echoed through the little valley.

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"Thirty-two years," corrected Wedderburn in his voice of most reverberant certitude.

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The sound, deep and reverberant, should have reached every ear within, however inattentive.

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Related Words

• booming
• earsplitting
• echoing
• loud
• resounding
• roaring
• sonorous
• strident
• throbbing
• thundering
• thunderous