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

Economic whiplash in India The financial reverberations were immediate. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025

Although the tax cuts may have positive reverberations across the economy, that likely won’t be the case for the cannabis space. —Iris Dorbian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Regional reverberations Daniel Noroña, advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA, said the strike could embolden militarized responses across Latin America. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

This was a major improvement over past observations, where the final reverberations were too weak to be separated from the initial collision. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025

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