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   reverberate

   /rɪˈvəːbəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo: "her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room"
   • ▪ (of a place) appear to vibrate because of a loud noise: "the hall reverberated with laughter"
   • ▪ return or re-echo (a sound): archaic "oft did the cliffs reverberate the sound"
   • 2. have continuing and serious effects: "the statements by the professor reverberated through the Capitol"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘drive or beat back’): from Latin reverberat- ‘struck again’, from the verb reverberare, from re- ‘back’ + verberare ‘to lash’ (from verbera (plural) ‘scourge’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. reverberative adjective
   • 2. reverberator noun
   • 3. reverberatory adjective

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   REVERBERATE definition: 1. If a loud, deep sound reverberates, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : to become driven back. b. : to become reflected. 2. : to continue in or as if in a series of echoes : resound. a historic event that still reverberates today. reverberate. 2 of 2.

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   REVERBERATE meaning: 1. If a loud, deep sound reverberates, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVERBERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb. When a loud sound reverberates through a place, it echoes through it. The sound of the tank guns reverberated through the little Bavarian town. [VERB preposition] A woman's shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard. [VERB] Synonyms: echo, ring, resound, vibrate More Synonyms of reverberate. 2. verb.

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   Reverberate means sound waves traveling back and forth, as in an echo. Often we use reverberate to talk about sound, or sometimes light. If a noise echoes for a long time, we can say the space reverberates with that noise.

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   Reverberate definition: to reecho or resound. See examples of REVERBERATE used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › reverberateReverberate - definition of reverberate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho: Thunder reverberated in the mountains. See Synonyms at echo. 2. To be filled with loud or echoing sound: The theater reverberated with the speaker's voice. 3. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life. 4.