reverberate

/ɹɪvˈɝbɚət/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. ring or echo with sound
   “the hall resounded with laughter”
2. have a long or continuing effect
   “The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life”
3. be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
   “the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building”
4. to throw or bend back (from a surface)
   “Sound is reflected well in this auditorium”
5. spring back; spring away from an impact
   “The rubber ball bounced”
6. treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
   “reverberate ore”

Synonyms for reverberate

• resound
• echo
• ring
• reflect
• bounce
• resile
• take a hop
• spring
• bound
• rebound
• recoil
• ricochet