reverberation
Sound bouncing back
Reverberation is sound that persists after its source has stopped, created by waves bouncing off surfaces.
A room with hard walls has noticeable reverberation; a carpeted room with soft furniture has little.
The word extends to any continuing effect or repercussion: The reverberations of the scandal lasted for years.
The verb is reverberate.
Rapid oscillating movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
pulsation · throb · quiver · judder · shake · tremble · flutter · undulation
Reflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
- decayGradual organic breakdown
absorption · frequency · diffraction · damping · acoustic · sonic · waveform · transmission
Indirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
aftereffects · impact · backlash · echo · resonance · wake · legacy · spillover
Keep something going continuously
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
hangover · residue · trail · continuation · duration · carry · ring · overtone
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- depthDistance below surface
- profundityIntellectual or emotional depth
weight · significance · intensity · poignancy · memorability · gravitas · stirring · moving
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rumbleLow rolling sound
shudder · pulsation · throb · quiver · judder · shake · tremble · flutter · undulation · ripple
echo
Reflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
decay · absorption · frequency · diffraction · damping · acoustic · sonic · waveform · transmission · impedance
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
fallout · aftereffects · impact · backlash · echo · resonance · wake · legacy · spillover · aftershock
sustain
Keep something going continuously
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- decayGradual organic breakdown
fading · hangover · residue · trail · continuation · duration · carry · ring · overtone
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
profundity · weight · significance · intensity · poignancy · memorability · gravitas · stirring · moving · haunting
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
dryness · stereo · surround · depth · spaciousness · warmth · clarity · presence · diffusion
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- sound & wavessound waves, sonic booms, thunder, ultrasound, infrasound
- sound wordsclick, clank, cacophony, clink, crash
- acousticssound waves, sound wave, sound, soundwave, vibration
- sound phenomenasound wave, echo, echoes, resonance, sonic boom
reverberationsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · soundlessness · hush · muteness
reverberationdampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
absorption · muffling · deadening · anechoic · sound absorption
reverberationcontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
inconsequence · isolation · insignificance · non-event · flash in the pan