Reverberate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- When the trampoline dropped back down to its original shape it started to reverberate wildly from the impact.
- As the elastic band snapped it would reverberate back into its previous state.
- The particles seemed to stick together rather than cause the other particles to reverberate.
- The pogo stick sprang back up with force and began to reverberate under her feet.
- The coil spring would reverberate for seconds after it was released from its compressed state.
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Meaning 2
Have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The lessons learned from her childhood reverberated throughout her writing career, influencing the themes and characters in her novels.
- The memories of the traumatic event continued to reverberate in her mind, making it hard for her to shake off the feeling of fear.
- The wise words of his mentor reverberated in his thoughts, guiding him through the difficult decision-making process.
- The effects of the economic crisis reverberated throughout the community, leaving many families struggling to make ends meet.
- The painful experience of losing a loved one reverberated through her life, but also taught her the value of resilience and perseverance.
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Meaning 3
Ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The cathedral's high ceilings caused the priest's voice to reverberate loudly throughout the space.
- The sound of thunder began to reverberate through the valley, growing louder by the second.
- The guitar's final chord continued to reverberate through the silence, lingering on every note.
- Her words of encouragement continued to reverberate in her mind long after the conversation had ended.
- The empty stadium still seemed to reverberate with the energy and excitement of the previous night's concert.
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Meaning 4
Be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The loud noise from the construction site will reverberate through the entire neighborhood until nightfall.
- The sound of her voice continued to reverberate in his mind long after she had left the room.
- The bombing caused shock waves that reverberate across the city for several hours.
- The explosion created massive shock waves that reverberate as far as ten miles away.
- Her voice was so powerful that it reverberate and echoed in every corner of the auditorium.
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Meaning 5
To throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The loud thunderclap would reverberate off the canyon walls for several seconds after the initial boom.
- Classic music seems to reverberate beautifully through the grand opera house's high ceilings.
- The singer's powerful voice echoed through the hall, causing her words to reverberate in every listener's heart.
- When the gunshot went off in the alleyway, the sound would reverberate between the buildings for what felt like minutes.
- Her heartfelt speech would reverberate in the minds of the graduating class long after the ceremony ended.
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Meaning 6
Treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The metallurgist carefully loads the reverberatory furnace to reverberate the copper ore and extract the metal within.
- The reverberatory furnace was designed to reverberate the raw materials at extremely high temperatures to produce high-quality steel.
- After crushing the ore into fine pieces, it's time to reverberate the mixture in the large furnace to separate the minerals.
- The smelter's task is to reverberate the ore using intense heat and carefully monitoring the process to achieve the desired results.
- In the process of refining the metal, the reverberatory furnace is used to reverberate the raw materials to extract impurities and leave the metal pure.