reverberate meaning and definition

REVERBERATE verb

Definition of reverberate (verb)

1. ring or echo with sound
   • "the hall resounded with laughter"
   • synonyms: echo, resound, 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 (from a surface)
   • "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, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, ricochet, spring, take a hop
6. treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
   • "reverberate ore"