reverberant

adjective

re·​ver·​ber·​ant ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt How to pronounce reverberant (audio)
1
: tending to reverberate
2
: marked by reverberation : resonant
reverberantly adverb

Examples of reverberant in a Sentence

the pastor's reverberant voice could be heard all over the cemetery as he read the final prayers for the deceased
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This is an astonishing moment, eerie and reverberant with unspoken meaning. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn. Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024 Its imagery is daring, immediate, and reverberant, Dune: Part 2 is the anti–Rebel Moon. Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024 Since the reverberant waves of this eruption hadn't yet fully saturated the tech industry by the time last year's CES took place, there wasn't really a whole lot of GenAI talk in Las Vegas last January. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for reverberant 

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reverberant was in 1781

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“Reverberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberant. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

reverberant

adjective
re·​ver·​ber·​ant ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt How to pronounce reverberant (audio)
: tending to reverberate
reverberantly adverb
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