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reverberate vs recoil

recoil vs reverberate

reverberate is not a noun while recoil is a noun.

reverberate and recoil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reverberate No No Yes No
recoil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, reverberate and recoil are synonyms defined as:
  • reverberate and recoil: spring back; spring away from an impact
Other synonyms of reverberate include bounce, bound, rebound, resile, ricochet, spring, take a hop.
As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of reverberate; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reverberate:
  • reverberate: spring back; spring away from an impact
  • recoil: spring back, as from a forceful thrust
Other hyponyms of reverberate include kick, kick back, bound off, skip, carom.
reverberate (noun) recoil (noun)
a movement back from an impact
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
reverberate (verb) recoil (verb)
treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace spring back, as from a forceful thrust
spring back; spring away from an impact draw back, as with fear or pain
ring or echo with sound spring back; spring away from an impact
to throw or bend back (from a surface) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
have a long or continuing effect
Difference between reverberate and recoil

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