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響く — meaning in English

hibiku

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English meaning

  • echo verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
  • resound verb To fill a space with sound, or to echo loudly.
  • vibrate verb To shake with small, rapid back-and-forth movements.

Senses

響く is used for these senses in English:

  • echo (computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.
  • resound To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.
  • vibrate (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.

echo — full definition

  1. verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
  2. verb To repeat or reflect someone else's words, opinion, or feeling.
  3. noun A sound reflected back to the listener; also, a repetition of an idea or feeling.

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