reverberate

[ verb ri-vur-buh-reyt; adjective ri-vur-ber-it ]

/ verb rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt; adjective rɪˈvɜr bər ɪt /

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verb (used without object), re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing.

to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.

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

to rebound or recoil.

to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.

verb (used with object), re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing.

to echo back or reecho (sound).

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

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

adjective

reverberant.

OTHER WORDS FOR reverberate

1 carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.

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Origin of reverberate

First recorded in 1540–50, reverberate is from the Latin word reverberātus (past participle of reverberāre to strike back). See reverberant, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reverberate

re·ver·ber·a·tive

[ri-vur-buh-rey-tiv, -ber-uh-], /rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪ tɪv, -bər ə-/, adjectivere·ver·ber·a·tor, nounun·re·ver·ber·at·ed, adjectiveun·re·ver·ber·at·ing, adjective

un·re·ver·ber·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby reverberate

revenue sharing, revenue stamp, revenue tariff, reverb, reverberant, reverberate, reverberation, reverberation time, reverberator, reverberatory, reverberatory furnace

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How to use reverberate in a sentence

However, his claims will reverberate in a podcasting community already wary of Spotify’s growing power, and may damage Spotify’s reputation among musicians who say the company doesn’t compensate them adequately for their work.
Spotify loses Joe Budden, its first big podcasting star|radmarya|August 27, 2020|Fortune
The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision not to take the court for their playoff game Wednesday reverberated quickly across the sports world.
Why A Strike For Racial Justice Started With The Milwaukee Bucks And The NBA|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 27, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The lead baritone hits a depth in his throat that reverberates in your ribs.
The first murder|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
However, I don’t think anybody would say there hasn’t been a ton of important news this year, much of which could continue to reverberate later in the race.
Our Election Forecast Didn’t Say What I Thought It Would|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Cries for racial justice and systemic change are reverberating across the state.
COVID-19 Highlighted Pay Disparities; November’s Election Can Help Fix Them|Shirley Weber|August 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The cartoons zing, whirr, and reverberate harmonically, making each entry a sort of duet.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If a goal is scored, the streets reverberate with cheers and honking horns.
England Eliminated From World Cup 2014: The ‘Years of Hurt’ Continue|Tim Teeman|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The silhouettes seem to reverberate across the room, in a mildly hall-of-mirrors effect.
Mapplethorpe’s Artistic Twin|Sarah Moroz|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the impact of the financial maneuvers that he made to save the company will reverberate for years.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches|ProPublica|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the weekend this question started to reverberate throughout the media pundit class.
Should Christie Resign from the Republican Governors Association?|Myra Adams|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He uttered a long, loud yell, which seemed to reverberate up and down the lines for at least a mile.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment|John A. Sloan
Who should know so well as I that it is but a handloom compared to the great guns that reverberate through the age to come?
Margaret Ogilvy|J. M. Barrie
Then the sound would reverberate down the long expanse of ice, and go rolling away to the mountains far beyond.
How Canada was Won|F. S. Brereton
Ennis, edging desperately closer and closer to the line of victims, felt the mighty response reverberate about him.
The Door into Infinity|Edmond Hamilton
The ponderous steed of the widower thundered after, making the forest reverberate with the heavy fall of his hoofs.
A Noble Woman|Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for reverberate

reverberate

/ (rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt) /

verb

(intr) to resound or re-echothe explosion reverberated through the castle

to reflect or be reflected many times

(intr) to rebound or recoil

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

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

Derived forms of reverberate

reverberant or rare reverberative, adjectivereverberantly, adverbreverberation, noun

Word Origin for reverberate

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

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