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nachhallen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • resonate verb To produce or amplify sound through vibration.
  • reverberate verb To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
  • reverberation noun A violent oscillation or vibration.

Senses

nachhallen is used for these senses in English:

  • resonate To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
  • reverberation An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

resonate — full definition

  1. verb To produce or amplify sound through vibration.
  2. verb To have a strong emotional or meaningful effect on someone.

reverberate — full definition

  1. verb To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
  2. verb Followed by on (to): to deflect or divert (flames, heat, etc.) on to something.
  3. verb To heat (something) by deflecting flames on to, or passing flames over, it.
  4. verb To repeatedly reflect (heat, light, or other radiation).

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