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

For now, though, the crackdown is reverberating through the global oil trade.

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Eddie’s death is likely to reverberate with Dustin in the upcoming season, who is seen in the trailer wearing his Hellfire Club T-shirt.

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The news will reverberate through global financial markets and help determine if America’s 2025 equity trading year ends with the resumption of a powerful rally or if souring sentiment solidifies into something problematic.

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The news will reverberate through global financial markets and help determine if America’s 2025 equity trading year ends with the resumption of a powerful rally or if souring sentiment solidifies into something problematic.

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“It was such a powerful moment and the feeling I got reverberated through my whole body. I didn’t want that to ever go away, so I started to seek it out.”

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Related Words

• echo 
• resound