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reverberating


From the verb reverberate: (⇒ conjugate)
reverberating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•ver•ber•ate /rɪˈvɜrbəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to reecho:Her singing reverberated through the house.
  2. to have a long-lasting effect:The dismissal of half the employees reverberated throughout the company.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•ver•ber•ate  (v. ri vûr′bə rāt′;adj. ri vûr′bər it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. 
v.i. 
  1. to reecho or resound:Her singing reverberated through the house.
  2. Physicsto be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
  3. to rebound or recoil.
  4. Energy, Metallurgyto be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.

v.t. 
  1. to echo back or reecho (sound).
  2. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
  3. Energy, Metallurgyto subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

adj. 
  1. reverberant.
  • Latin reverberātus (past participle of reverberāre to strike back). See reverberant, -ate1
  • 1540–50
re•ver′ber•a′tor, n. 
    1. carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reverberate /rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to resound or re-echo
  2. to reflect or be reflected many times
  3. (intransitive) to rebound or recoil
  4. (intransitive) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth
  5. (transitive) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from re- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lashreˈverberantly adv reverberˈation n
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