reverberative
reverberative — adjective
- reverberativepositive
- more reverberativecomparative
- most reverberativesuperlative
1. describing a sound or place where noise keeps bouncing back and stays audible fo
describing a sound or place where noise keeps bouncing back and stays audible for a while.
The reverberative church walls turned Henry's cough into a long rumble.
reverberative + walls making sound continue
Mei chose thick curtains to soften the reverberative sound in the studio.
reverberative sound in an enclosed room
Ayana disliked the reverberative stairwell beside the empty music room.
Tamar's drum solo filled the reverberative hall with rolling noise.
- reverberant
very close in meaning, often used in writing about acoustics
- echoing
more everyday and more direct about repeated sound
- resonant
can suggest richer tone, not just repeated return
- sound-deadening
describes a surface or room that absorbs noise instead
文法句型
reverberative + hall/wall/sound
a reverberative place
用法筆記
Usually used of rooms, walls, or sounds that keep throwing noise back. It often appears before nouns like hall, wall, chamber, or sound.
2. describing something whose effect spreads through a whole room, crowd, or group,
describing something whose effect spreads through a whole room, crowd, or group, so many people react to it.
The principal's reverberative warning left every parent in the hall silent.
reverberative + warning affecting everyone present
The mayor's reverberative decision changed dinner talk across the small town.
reverberative + decision felt by many people
Christopher's reverberative apology eased tension across the crowded office.
The film ended with a reverberative scene that stunned the whole class.
- far-reaching
stresses broad consequences, often over time
- powerful
more general and not always about a whole group's reaction
- influential
often describes long-term ability to shape people or events
- limited
affects only a small number of people
文法句型
reverberative + warning/decision/scene
something reverberative for a group
用法筆記
Often used for a speech, decision, warning, or scene whose effect travels through everyone present. It highlights the shared reaction, not just one person's response.