- reboant
- adjective Etymology: Latin reboant-, reboans, present participle of reboare to resound, from re- + boare to cry aloud, roar, from Greek boan, of imitative origin Date: 1830 marked by reverberation
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reboant
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Reboant — Re*bo ant (r[ e]*b[=o] ant), a. [L. reboans, p. pr. of reboare; pref. re re + boare to cry aloud.] Rebellowing; resounding loudly. [R.] Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reboant — [reb′ō ənt] adj. [L reboans, prp. of reboare, to resound < re , back + boare, to bellow, roar < Gr boan < IE echoic base * bu ] Old Poet. loudly reverberating … English World dictionary
reboant — ˈrebəwənt adjective Etymology: Latin reboant , reboans, present participle of reboare to resound, from re + boare to cry aloud, roar, from Greek boan to cry aloud, shout, of imitative origin : reverberating gave out a joyous howl, reboant with… … Useful english dictionary
reboant — /reb oh euhnt/, adj. resounding or reverberating loudly. [1820 30; < L reboant (s. of reboans, prp. of reboare to resound), equiv. to re RE + bo(are) to cry aloud (c. Gk boân) + ant ANT] * * * … Universalium
reboant — reb•o•ant [[t]ˈrɛb oʊ ənt[/t]] adj. resounding or reverberating loudly • Etymology: 1820–30; < L reboant , s. of reboāns, prp. of reboāre to resound =re re +boāre to cry aloud < Gk boân; see ant … From formal English to slang
reboant — noun reverberating or resounding loudly … Wiktionary
reboant — reb·o·ant … English syllables
reboant — /ˈrɛboʊənt/ (say rebohuhnt) adjective resounding loudly. {Latin reboans, present participle, bellowing in return} …
reboant(ic) — a. reverberating … Dictionary of difficult words
booming — Synonyms and related words: balmy, birring, blooming, blossoming, bombilation, bombinating, bombination, boom, burring, buzzing, cannonade, cannonading, clear, deafening, droning, ear piercing, ear rending, ear splitting, earthshaking, echo,… … Moby Thesaurus
