to reverberate a sound
1Reverberate — Re*ver ber*ate, a. [L. reverberatus, p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re re + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.] 1. Reverberant. [Obs.] The reverberate hills. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Driven back, as… …
2reverberate — [ri vʉr′bə rāt΄; ] for adj. [, ri vʉr′bə rit] vt. reverberated, reverberating [< L reverberatus, pp. of reverberare, to beat back, repel < re , again + verberare, to beat < verber, a lash, whip, akin to VERBENA] 1. to cause (a sound) to… …
3sound — [adj1] complete, healthy alive and kicking*, effectual, entire, firm, fit, flawless, hale, hearty, intact, in the pink*, perfect, right, right as rain*, robust, safe, sane, solid, stable, sturdy, substantial, thorough, total, unblemished,… …
4Reverberate — Re*ver ber*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. [1913 Webster] Who, like an arch, reverberates The …
5Reverberate — Re*ver ber*ate, v. i. 1. To resound; to echo. [1913 Webster] 2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound. [1913 Webster] …
6reverberate — [v] vibrate in sound echo, react, rebound, recoil, redound, reecho, resound, ring; concept 65 Ant. quieten …
7sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …
8reverberate — UK [rɪˈvɜː(r)bəreɪt] / US [rɪˈvɜrbəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms reverberate : present tense I/you/we/they reverberate he/she/it reverberates present participle reverberating past tense reverberated past participle reverberated 1) if a… …
9reverberate — re|ver|be|rate [rıˈvə:bəreıt US ə:r ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of reverberare [i] to hit back, repel , from verberare to hit ] 1.) if a loud sound reverberates, it is heard many times as it is sent back from… …
10reverberate — re|ver|ber|ate [ rı vɜrbə,reıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a sound reverberates it is repeated many times as it hits two opposite surfaces: A loud knocking on the door suddenly reverberated around the apartment. 2. ) if something such as a room… …
