transitive verb reverberated -·at′ed, reverberating -·at′·ing

1. to cause (a sound) to reecho
2. 1. to reflect (light, etc.)
   2. to deflect (heat, flame, etc.), as in a reverberatory furnace
3. to subject to treatment in a reverberatory furnace or the like

Etymology: < L reverberatus, pp. of reverberare, to beat back, repel < re-, again + verberare, to beat < verber, a lash, whip, akin to verbena

intransitive verb

1. to reecho or resound
2. 1. to be reflected, as light or sound waves
   2. to be deflected, as heat or flame in a reverberatory furnace
3. to recoil; rebound
4. to have repercussions, as an event or action [a governmental decision reverberating throughout the entire economy]

adjective