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reverberate

Meaning

To be repeated or reflected in a series of echoes.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The cheers from the crowd began to reverberate through the stadium. Each shout bounced off the walls, creating a wave of sound that washed over everyone, repeating until it faded. It felt as if the entire place was alive with their joy.

The cavern's vastness swallowed my shout, the sound then starting to reverberate, bouncing back in smaller, fainter versions. It was like a forgotten whisper, then another, then another, each echo a ghost of my own voice in the dark.

The last bell's clang did not just fade; it seemed to reverberate through the empty warehouse, each echo a stark reminder of the day's long work. The silence that followed was heavy, the sound trapped and then released again, a final goodbye to the noise.

Barnaby's sneeze was so loud, it made the whole giant inflatable flamingo reverberate with a mighty *ACHOOO!* The sound bounced off its plastic tummy, then off the garden gnome, and then back again, a whole party of sneezes now echoing in Barnaby's ears.

Barry the badger, a renowned opera singer of the underground, belted a high note so powerful it made the worm population reverberate in a series of echoes through his tunnel, startling a family of very confused earwigs.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

His desperate plea for help, choked with fear, seemed to reverberate through the empty halls. Each hollow echo of his own voice amplified his isolation, a cruel reminder that no one was coming to answer.

The sharp crack of the ice pick echoed again, then again, as small fragments splintered off the massive glacier. Each fragment's fall seemed to reverberate through the vast, silent expanse, a tiny, repeating reminder of the immense pressure and slow, inevitable change happening all around us.

The single, sharp crack of the sonic disruptor sent tremors through the cavern. Every impact point seemed to absorb the blast, then release it again, the force destined to reverberate through the very bones of the planet until it faded to nothing.

My stomach, after that questionable burrito, decided to reverberate with such force, it sounded like a thousand tiny maracas playing an aggressive jazz solo. The sheer volume made the office dog yelp and the stapler leap in surprise. It was quite the performance.

Barnaby's epic sneeze echoed through the cramped gnome village, its force causing tiny mushroom houses to wobble. The sound, a truly magnificent "ACHOO-HOO-HOO!", seemed to reverberate from every hollow log and dewdrop, startling a colony of argumentative slugs into a frantic, slime-trailing debate.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The desperate cries for help began to reverberate through the narrow canyon. Each sound bounced off the sheer rock walls, a grim chorus of their predicament. The echoes amplified their fear, making the emptiness around them feel even more profound and hopeless.

The guttural roar of the great horned owl, normally a solitary sound, seemed to reverberate through the narrow canyon, each cry echoing back, amplifying the predator's territorial claim with an unnerving intensity.

The desperate pleas for help from the trapped miners seemed to reverberate through the collapsing tunnel walls, each cry a grim echo of their dwindling hope, swallowed by the immense silence that followed.

Barnaby the bassoonist blasted a particularly robust note. The sound seemed to reverberate through the grand hall, bouncing off the gilded cherubs and polished marble. His neighbor, a teacup poodle named Fifi, yipped in startled protest, her tiny barks now echoing Barnaby's own musical pronouncements in a most undignified cacophony.

Barnaby's tuba solo, a particularly unharmonious rendition of "Ode to a Slightly Stale Cracker," caused the cavernous cheese cave to reverberate with a cacophony of honks. Each mournful blast, intended to impress the aging Gruyère, bounced off the damp, ancient rind, creating an echo so profound even the stalactites seemed to sigh.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

A guttural cry, raw with anguish, tore from his chest. The sound seemed to hang in the cavernous space, to reverberate endlessly, each mournful echo a stark testament to his profound despair. He waited, breath held, for the silence that refused to fully return.

The guttural pronouncements from the alien envoy, designed to convey supreme authority, seemed to reverberate through the cavernous council chamber. Each booming syllable, a sonic weapon of intimidation, threatened to overwhelm the fragile peace negotiations, its amplified menace a chilling testament to their hegemonic aspirations.

The clandestine declaration, whispered in the cavernous archive, seemed to reverberate through the ancient stone, each syllable a phantom of its predecessor. The sheer audacity of the plot, a clandestine pact among erudite schemers, now echoed, a terrifying testament to their shared ambition.

Barnaby, a veritable anachronism of a badger, bellowed his outrage at the impertinent squirrel. His indignant roar began to reverberate through the hitherto tranquil glen, each subsequent echo a more preposterous caricature of his initial apoplexy, until even the stolid oak seemed to chuckle at his absurd histrionics.

Barnaby the badger, a creature of prodigious culinary aspirations, attempted to juggle three overripe durians. The subsequent cacophony, a symphony of squelching and thuds, began to reverberate through the subterranean labyrinth of his burrow, each gelatinous impact a testament to his hubris.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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