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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 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.

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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.

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   Definition of 'reverberate' Word Frequency. reverberate. (rɪvɜːʳbəreɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense reverberates , present participle reverberating , past tense, past participle reverberated. 1. verb. When a loud sound reverberates through a place, it echoes through it.

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.

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   To be filled with loud or echoing sound. The theater reverberated with the speaker's voice. American Heritage. To cause (a sound) to reecho. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To deflect (heat, flame, etc.), as in a reverberatory furnace. Webster's New World. To have a prolonged or continuing effect.

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    Definition of reverberate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    reverberate meaning, definition, what is reverberate: if a loud sound reverberates, it is hear...: Learn more.