reverberation

noun

re·​ver·​ber·​a·​tion ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 

1

: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated

2

a

: something that is reverberated

b

: an effect or impact that resembles an echo

Examples of reverberation in a Sentence

the reverberations of her voice

Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.

Recent Examples on the Web

The reverberations echoed far outside the Middle East — for example, airport authorities in the resort island of Bali in Indonesia said more than 1,600 tourists were stranded at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Sunday after five flights to the Middle East were canceled or postponed. —Cara Rubinsky, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026

And the strong links between Venezuela’s and Cuba’s economies (Caracas has provided oil to Havana and Havana has sent intelligence agents, doctors, teachers, and other professionals to Caracas) meant the reverberations from that raid were felt across the Caribbean. —Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026

The reverberations pivot on whether Kelce wants to still play. —Sam McDowell 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Snibspace, a multipurpose venue for creative workshops in San Jose, was buzzing with the deep reverberations of bass beats as DJs AW1N and Ivan played their sets for a bright-eyed crowd of revelers. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reverberation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration