reverberant

adjective

re·​ver·​ber·​ant ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt 

1

: tending to reverberate

2

: marked by reverberation : resonant

reverberantly adverb

Synonyms

• golden
• orotund
• plangent
• resonant
• resounding
• reverberating
• reverberative
• ringing
• rotund
• round
• sonorous
• vibrant

Examples of reverberant in a Sentence

the pastor's reverberant voice could be heard all over the cemetery as he read the final prayers for the deceased

Recent Examples on the Web

In medieval Europe, villagers and monks who congregated in great cold churches chanted their prayers, also responsively, because that was how the words of their faith could waft into the vaults and acquire divine resonance before enveloping the faithful in reverberant song. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024

This is an astonishing moment, eerie and reverberant with unspoken meaning. —Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn. —Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024

Its imagery is daring, immediate, and reverberant, Dune: Part 2 is the anti–Rebel Moon. —Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

reverberant

adjective

re·​ver·​ber·​ant ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt 

: tending to reverberate

reverberantly adverb