reverberate
VERB
/ri'vɜrbə,reɪt/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reverberate is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1V4E1R1B3E1R1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does reverberate mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Ring or echo with sound.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
Spring back; spring away from an impact.
SYNONYMS
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3
To throw or bend back (from a surface).
SYNONYMS
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4
Be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves.
“the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building”
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5
Have a long or continuing effect.
“The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life”
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6
Treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace.
“reverberate ore”
BROADER