reverberate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reverberate/rɪˈvɜːbəreɪt/
▶verb
- 1 (of a loud noise) be repeated as an echo.
■ (of a place) appear to vibrate because of a loud noise.
- 2 have continuing serious effects.
– derivatives
reverberant adjective,
reverberantly adverb,
reverberation noun,
reverberative adjective,
reverberator noun,
reverberatory adjective.
reverberant adjective,
reverberantly adverb,
reverberation noun,
reverberative adjective,
reverberator noun,
reverberatory adjective.
– origin C15 (earlier (ME) as reverberation): from L. reverberat-, reverberare ‘strike again’, from re- ‘back’ + verberare ‘to lash’.
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