resonate

Verb

Verb Forms: resonated, resonating, resonates

• To produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound.
• sound with resonance
  • "The sound resonates well in this theater"
• be received or understood
• To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
• To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
• To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.

Examples

• Her high-scoring play seemed to resonate with the entire Words With Friends community.
• His words resonated with the crowd.
• The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.

Synonyms

come across, vibrate

Related Words

resonance