reverberant

[ ri-vur-ber-uhnt ]

/ rɪˈvɜr bər ənt /

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adjective

reverberating; reechoing: the reverberant booms of cannon.

Origin of reverberant

1565–75; <Latin reverberant- (stem of reverberāns), present participle of reverberāre, equivalent to re-re- + verber(āre) to beat, lash (derivative of verber whip) + -ant--ant

OTHER WORDS FROM reverberant

re·ver·ber·ant·ly, adverbun·re·ver·ber·ant, adjective

Words nearby reverberant

revenuer, revenue sharing, revenue stamp, revenue tariff, reverb, reverberant, reverberate, reverberation, reverberation time, reverberator, reverberatory

Example sentences from the Web for reverberant

And then the chime rang, with a metallic, sharp click and then a long and reverberant clanging.
Gunman's Reckoning|Max Brand
The air was reverberant, sounds could be heard to a great distance.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men|Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
Then he moved to the front of the altar and dropped it again, but now the note was hollow and reverberant.
Benita, An African Romance|H. Rider Haggard
I could hear no calls or cries—only the sound of the waves, made weirdly hollow and reverberant by the fog.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London

And she did laugh loudly, with a clear, sweet, reverberant ring that echoed through the little valley.
Hope Hathaway|Frances Parker