said of a sound: to be reflected, esp many times; to continue in or as if in a series of echoes
to have a continuing and powerful effect
The scandal reverberated round the industry
to reflect or return (light, heat, sound, etc)
reverberant adj
reverberantly adv
reverberation /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ noun
reverberative /-rətiv/ adj
reverberator noun
reverberatory /-b(ə)rət(ə)ri/ adj
[Latin reverberatus, past part. of reverberare to strike back, from re- + verberare to lash]