reverberate
verb (used without object)
to reecho or resound.
were reverberating
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past progressiveof reverberate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Without these two there is no party. Their commitment to the role and the vibes which were reverberating round the room were infectious.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2020
She was not too concerned with whether local politics reflected the nation; she was more concerned how national issues were reverberating locally.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2020
By this March, the attacks against Ms. Yovanovitch were reverberating in the president’s own circle.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
The memos were reverberating on the streets of Southern California and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
It was highly acoustical, as though it were reverberating within four tiled walls.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
