reverberating

re·ver·ber·ate  (r-vûrb-rt)

v. re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates

v.intr.

1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho.

2. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.

3. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.

4. To be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound.

v.tr.

1. To reecho (a sound). See Synonyms at echo.

2. To reflect (heat or light) repeatedly.

3. To drive or force back; repel.

4. To subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.

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[Latin reverberre, reverbert-, to repel : re-, re- + verberre, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer-² in Indo-European roots).]

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re·verber·a·tor n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

reverberating - characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" resonant, resonating, resounding, reverberative reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"