reverberate

(rĭ-vûrˈbə-rātˌ)

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.

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.

Related Forms:

• re·verˈber·a·tor noun