resonateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈrez.ən.eɪt/us/ˈrez.ən.eɪt/resonate verb [ I ] (MAKE SOUND)
to produce, increase, or fill with sound, by vibrating (= shaking) objects that are near:
His voice resonated in the empty church.
The noise of the bell resonated through the building.
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- reverberate
- rocky
- shake
- stir sth up
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- wag
- worry
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
resonate verb [ I ] (HAVE QUALITY/EFFECT)
to be filled with a particular quality:
The building resonates with historic significance.
to continue to have a powerful effect or value:
The significance of those great stories resonates down the centuries.
If an experience or memory resonates, it makes you think of another similar one:
Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation.
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Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- ability
- ambience
- attribute
- character
- complexion
- condition
- detail
- feature
- hallmark
- karma
- lineament
- local colour
- middle name
- mien
- nature
- savour
- smack
- tenor
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Affecting and influencing
Remembering, reminding and reminders