Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reverberate | No | No | Yes | No |
recoil | Yes | No | Yes | No |
reverberate (noun) | recoil (noun) |
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a movement back from an impact | |
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
reverberate (verb) | recoil (verb) |
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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 |