Definition of reverberates

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • reverberates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • reverberates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • reverberates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of reverberates


  • ring or echo with sound (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. echo
    2. resound
    3. ring
  • spring back; spring away from an impact (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bounce
    2. bound
    3. rebound
    4. recoil
    5. resile
    6. ricochet
    7. spring
    8. take a hop
  • to throw or bend back (from a surface) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. reflect
  • be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves (verb)

    Examples

    1. the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building
  • have a long or continuing effect (verb)

    Examples

    1. The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life
  • treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace (verb)

    Examples

    1. reverberate ore

See definition of reverberates in Merriam Webster