reverberate

Echo repeatedly, persist

Reverberate means to echo or resound, especially repeatedly: Thunder reverberated through the valley.

Sound reverberates when it bounces off surfaces and returns.

The word extends to lasting effects or consequences: The scandal reverberated through the industry for years.

News reverberates when it spreads and prompts reactions.

Her words reverberated in his mind long after she left.

echo

resound

Echo with force

bounce · rebound · return · repeat · ring · linger · persist · carry · travel · diffuse

music

resonate

Vibrate or echo deeply

  • sustainKeep something going continuously
  • ringClosed curve shape
  • decayGradual organic breakdown

tone · harmonics · overtones · timbre · resonance · acoustics · chamber · acoustic · sonorous · melodious

vibrate

oscillate

Move rhythmically between extremes

tremble · shake · shudder · ripple · undulate · flutter · judder · wobble · resonate · hum

impact

resonate

Vibrate or echo deeply

permeate · affect · influence · linger · persist · echo · repercussion · aftermath · consequence · ramification

sound

boom

Loud deep sound

clang · roar · blast · bellow · din · clamor · drone · toll · chime · knell

amplify

intensify

Increase in degree

boost · strengthen · escalate · swell · build · crescendo · augment · compound · multiply · deepen

Categories
Opposites
sound propagation

reverberateabsorb

Take in fully

muffle · dampen · deaden · silence · damp

persistence/continuation

reverberatefade

Lose intensity gradually

die away · dissipate · cease · stop · peter out

Family

reverberation, reverberating, reverberations, reverberant, reverberated, reverberates

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G