to resonate

Examples

• All

• As the bell rang, its sound resonated through the quiet village.

• Every bump resonated through my bones.

  90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)

• I think that will resonate throughout the talk.

• And this energy can resonate with the fabric of the universe.

• It's what resonates best with the audience.

• There is definitely something in his music, and probably in his voice that resonates with people.

  Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari (2023)

• Their voices lifted into the beams of the church and resonated inside my chest.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Birds sang across the fields up and down the river, their chorus resonating sweetly.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Mr. Lutherford's voice resonates from his barrel chest and is very deep and coarse.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Planted with over 5,000 rose bushes, this garden virtually resonates with color and perfume.

  Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

S

to sound

vsto resonate

935 1.0

To make a noise that others can hear

is specifically about deep, full vibrating tone rather than any noise

R

to rumble

vsto resonate

• Literature

84 2.5

To make a low, deep, continuous sound

is about full reverberating tone rather than primarily low continuous noise

E

to echo

vsto resonate

35 1.4

To return as a sound after bouncing off a surface like a wall or cliff

involves actual deep vibrating tone, not only the reflected repetition

R

to reverberate

vsto resonate

11 6.6

To make a sound echo through a place

describes the direct production of deep, full vibration rather than just reflection

R

to resound

vsto resonate

11 5.3

To fill a room with a loud sound that echoes

covers deep full vibration but is less about loud ringing and more about tone

R

to resonate in

vsto resonate

6 7.0

Continue to have a strong effect in places or in people's minds

relates instead to physical deep, reverberating vibration rather than lasting impact

E

to echoed through

vsto resonate

5 4.9

To make a sound that repeats and fills a place

means the same deep vibration but is less focused on spread through space

R

to resonate through

vsto resonate

1 6.1

To fill a place with sound that is heard clearly everywhere

emphasizes the same deep sound but focuses on the general acoustic quality

R

resonating

vsto resonate

5.1

A deep, clear sound that continues or a strong effect that stays with you

is the broad idea of deep full vibrating tone rather than this form

R

reverberating

vsto resonate

6.3

A sound that continues as echoes, like church bells in a valley

focuses on the core deep, full vibrating tone rather than repeated echoes

R

to reecho

vsto resonate

7.3

To come back as sound after bouncing off walls or hills

is about producing initial deep, full vibration rather than subsequent repeats

Antonyms

M

to muffle

64 5.8

To make a sound or feeling quieter so it is less noticeable

Idioms

R

to resonate unto the ages of ages

• Literature

9.9

To have a strong effect on people that lasts a very long time

Phrasal Verbs

R

to resonate with

73 5.9

Make someone feel a strong, shared emotion or understanding

R

to resonate in

6 7.0

Continue to have a strong effect in places or in people's minds

R

to resonate deeply

1 6.4

To make someone feel a strong personal connection

R

to resonate through

1 6.1

To fill a place with sound that is heard clearly everywhere

How Resonant

to boom

33 3.4

to reverberate

11 6.6

to resonate

26 5.1

ring

203 1.0

to sound

935 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology