reverberation
noun
re·ver·ber·a·tion
ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
2
a
: something that is reverberated
b
: an effect or impact that resembles an echo
Examples of reverberation in a Sentence
the reverberations of her voice
Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
As the Supreme Court heads into the announcement of its final and hugely important opinions next week, there are reverberations from this week's announcements, and Justice Samuel Alito's public rebuke of his colleague Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
26 June 2026
But the biggest reverberations came late that night, as the seagulls picked at scraps in the empty stadium seats.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
In the distance, the reverberation of dreams realized blended with the smell of champagne and cigar smoke.
—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reverberation
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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