The meaning of Reverberations

noun

A loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The deep boom of the bass drum

verb

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder boomed in the sky

verb

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

Business is booming

adjective

Having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

The booming economy of the 1920s

verb

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder boomed in the sky

verb

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

Business is booming

prefix

(forming nouns) joint; mutual; common.

Usage examples:

Co-driver

abbreviation

Company.

Usage examples:

The consett iron co

abbreviation

Colorado (in official postal use).

noun

The action of playing a drum or drums.

Usage examples:

He took up drumming in his teens

verb

Play on a drum or drums.

Usage examples:

He channelled his energies into drumming with local groups

noun

A musical instrument, usually with a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick

Usage examples:

An oil drum, the rain drummed on the tin roof.

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

adjective

(of a sound) repeated or reverberating after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

The sound of echoing footsteps slowed to a stop

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

verb

Present participle of echo

Usage examples:

The sound of footsteps echoed around the hall., suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gun…

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

verb

To sound loudly

Usage examples:

The bells pealed from the town hall tower., a peal of thunder woke him up.

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

Repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The pounding of the surf on a sandy beach

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

The action of moving with a strong, regular rhythm

Usage examples:

The star's pulsations cause it to brighten and dim every six minutes., every blink of an eye or pul…

noun

A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

Usage examples:

Any change is bound to have legal ramifications

noun

The possible result of a decision or action

Usage examples:

Have you considered all the ramifications of changing careers at this stage of your life?

noun

An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Usage examples:

The move would have grave repercussions for the entire region

noun

The usually bad effect of an event, action, or decision

Usage examples:

The repercussions of her comments could be serious.

noun

The effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect

Usage examples:

Have repercussions for sb/sth this case is likely to have repercussions for employees., the nation'…

noun

The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.

Usage examples:

The resonance of his voice

noun

The quality of being loud and clear

Usage examples:

Magnetic resonance, this poem has many resonances for me.

adjective

Unmistakable; emphatic.

Usage examples:

The evening was a resounding success

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

adjective

Very great; complete

Usage examples:

The remake of the movie was a resounding success.

adjective

Having or emitting a clear resonant sound.

Usage examples:

A ringing voice

noun

An act or sound of ringing.

Usage examples:

The ringing of fire alarms

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.

Usage examples:

The continuous rumble of traffic

verb

To make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound

Usage examples:

My stomach is rumbling., the trucks rumbled across the field., we could hear the rumble of distant …

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The rumbling of wheels in the distance

adjective

Making or constituting a deep resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Rumbling trams

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

verb

Make a continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears

verb

Cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread.

Usage examples:

The red sash of royalty is made of net work, and thrummed with red and yellow feathers.

noun

A continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The steady thrum of rain on the windows

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

Holman thumped the desk with his hand

noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

I felt a thump on my back

verb

To hit something, making a soft, heavy noise

Usage examples:

[ t ] he thumped his chest., i heard a thump upstairs.

adjective

Pounding or throbbing in a heavy, continuous way.

Usage examples:

The thumping beat of her heart

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

Holman thumped the desk with his hand

adjective

Very big or important

Usage examples:

A thumping defeat/victory, they won by a thumping majority., i'm not carrying that thumping great t…

noun

An instance of vibrating.

Usage examples:

Powerful vibrations from an earthquake

noun

Continuous quick, slight shaking movement

Usage examples:

Vibrations were felt hundreds of miles from the centre of the earthquake., aircraft manufacturers w…