English dictionary
reverberate
verbPronunciation
ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ).bəɹ.eɪt
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
verb
- spring back; spring away from an impact
verb
- to throw or bend back (from a surface)
verb
- be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
verb
- ring or echo with sound
verb
- have a long or continuing effect
Example sentences
reverberate ore
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building
the hall resounded with laughter
The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life