reverberate

verb re·ver·ber·ate \ ri-ˈvər-bə-ˌrāt \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: reverberate in a Sentence

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Definition of reverberate

reverberated; reverberating

transitive verb

1 : reflect

2 : repel

3 : echo

intransitive verb

1 a : to become driven back

b : to become reflected

2 : to continue in or as if in a series of echoes : resound

a historic event that still reverberates today

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Examples of reverberate in a Sentence

the sound of thunder reverberated from one end of the mountain pass to the other

Recent Examples of reverberate from the Web

Tuesday’s landmark AT&T-Time Warner merger ruling could reverberate for years to come by turning the media industry into a land of fewer giants.

— ryan faughnder, latimes.com, "AT&T-Time Warner ruling gives a green light to media companies to consolidate," 13 June 2018
The same goes for the reverberating sounds of rocks and lava exploding out of the volcano.

— mahita gajanan, Time, "A ‘Lava Chaser’ Explains the Thrill of Getting Dangerously Close to Hawaii’s Kilauea Eruption," 14 May 2018
The sound of drums reverberated throughout the entryway of Mountain View High School as kids and teachers danced and drummed together beneath an assembly of flags of the world's nations.

— isaac hale, The Christian Science Monitor, "National program brings American Indian culture to Native students," 11 May 2018
Drying his face first will reduce the all over body shake, since the shake starts at the head and reverberates down the body.

— cathy m. rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, "Your guide to making bath time better for your dog," 4 May 2018
The Sixers, tenants in their stadium that’s owned by Comcast Spectacor, the team’s former owners, also went a full season without the bell reverberating throughout the entire arena.

— jake fischer, SI.com, "Liberty At Last: The Process Behind the 76ers' Bell-Ringing Ceremony," 4 May 2018
Such a decision could reverberate across Connecticut.

— kenneth r. gosselin, courant.com, "Tribes A Top Candidate To Take Over Springfield Casino If MGM Moves To Wynn Site In Boston," 22 Apr. 2018
The road to repeat The floor at the Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center in Phoenix reverberates.

— katherine fitzgerald, azcentral, "Wheelchair Rugby National Championship returns to Phoenix; local team defends title," 20 Apr. 2018
The walking trail at Queens Park is less than a mile from a nondescript warehouse that was once a gym reverberating with the sounds of young boxers training.

— y.c. orozco, Houston Chronicle, "Pasadena trail honors late boxing gym manager who touched thousands of youths' lives," 22 Mar. 2018

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Did You Know?

The letter sequence "v-e-r-b" in reverberate might make you think at first of such word-related brethren as proverb, verbal, and verbose, all of which derive from the Latin noun verbum, meaning "word." In fact, reverberate comes from a much different source: the Latin verb verberare, meaning "to whip, beat, or lash," which is related to the noun verber, meaning "rod." Reverberate entered the English language in the 15th century, and one of its early meanings was "to beat, drive, or cast back." By the early 1600s it began to appear in contexts associated with sound that repeats or returns the way an echo does.