reverberant
adjective
re·ver·ber·ant
ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt 
1
: tending to reverberate
2
: marked by reverberation : resonant
reverberantly
adverb
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the pastor's reverberant voice could be heard all over the cemetery as he read the final prayers for the deceased
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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.
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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
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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
See all Example Sentences for reverberant
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“Reverberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberant. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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reverberant
adjective
re·ver·ber·ant
ri-ˈvər-b(ə-)rənt
: tending to reverberate
reverberantly
adverb
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