reverberationnoun
uk/rɪˌvɜː.bərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/rɪˌvɝː.bəˈreɪ.ʃən/reverberation noun (SOUND)
[ C usually plural, U ] literary a sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake:
She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside.
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- vibrate
- wag
- worry
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reverberation noun (EFFECTS)
reverberations [ plural ]
effects that spread and affect a lot of people:
This move is likely to have reverberations throughout the health service.
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Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- bang
- be a monument to sth idiom
- bed
- bite
- effect
- first fruit
- fruit
- function
- impact
- knock-on effect
- monument
- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
- spin-off
- the bitter fruits of sth idiom
- the upshot
- trickle-down
- you've made your bed, now lie in it idiom
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