Definition of 'reverberate'

Verb

1. ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
      Synonyms: resound echo ring
2. have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
3. be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"
4. to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
      Synonyms: reflect
5. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
      Synonyms: bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil ricochet
6. treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"

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