reverberate

American  

[ri-vur-buh-reyt, ri-vur-ber-it] / rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt, rɪˈvɜr bər ɪt /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of reverberate

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

Example Sentences

The effects of that reverberate through to companies that farm out their drilling and fracking equipment to oil producers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the broader aim to influence Venezuelan crude production likely will reverberate around global markets.

From Barron's

“If the U.S. asserts itself unilaterally to advance economic or political objectives, it may set precedents that reverberate across other regions,” said Alex Veroude, head of fixed income at Janus Henderson Investors.

From Barron's

But the implications of the US action will reverberate forward, way beyond Venezuela's borders.

From BBC

The hikers’ deaths have reverberated through the Southern California hiking community, where outdoors enthusiasts found themselves explaining, in online forums and to reporters in phone interviews, the dual nature of conditions on Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• echo
• resound