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Resonant vs Reverberant - What's the difference?

resonant | reverberant |

As an adjective resonant

is resounding, echoing.

As a verb reverberant is

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resonant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resounding, echoing.
  • From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.

    reverberant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Turned up (l), with the end pointing (l); (l).
  • Tending to reverberate
  • His snoring was reverberant .

    Derived terms

    * reverberantly