1. (

• resound ,
• echo ,
• ring ,
• reverberate

) ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" ;

2. (

• reverberate

) have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" ;

3. (

• reverberate ,

) be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" ;

4. (

• reflect ,
• reverberate ,

) to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" ;

5. (

• bounce ,
• resile ,
• take_a_hop ,
• spring ,
• bound ,
• rebound ,
• recoil ,
• reverberate ,
• ricochet

) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" ;

6. (

• reverberate ,

) treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" ;