Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of beating or striking; a percussion.
- noun The impulse of a body which causes sound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of verberating; a beating or striking.
- noun rare The impulse of a body, which causes sound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
verberating ; abeating orstriking . - noun The
impulse of abody which causessound .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin verberatio: compare French verbération.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word verberation.
Examples
-
With a wild verberation, a scream of sundered metal and a clatter of flying fragments, the staple gave way.
Darkness and Dawn George Allan England 1906
-
But that is like the rattle of rifles and the verberation of artillery.
Under Fire: the story of a squad Henri Barbusse 1904
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.