Resonate
verb
If a sound resonates, it continues to be heard; echoes.
Her voice resonated throughout the hall.
Often appears as...
- resonate throughout
- resonate within
verb
To resonate means to be understood or have a particular significance that makes sense to people. To resonate means to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions.
The documentary resonated with many of its viewers.
Often appears as...
- resonate with
- resonate among
verb
In physics, if something resonates, it increases in amplitude due to a matching frequency of another object.
The tuning fork resonated at the same frequency as the note.
Often appears as...
- resonate at
- resonate with
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verb
If a sound resonates, it continues to be heard; echoes.
Her voice resonated throughout the hall.
Often appears as...
- resonate throughout
- resonate within
verb
To resonate means to be understood or have a particular significance that makes sense to people. To resonate means to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions.
The documentary resonated with many of its viewers.
Often appears as...
- resonate with
- resonate among
verb
In physics, if something resonates, it increases in amplitude due to a matching frequency of another object.
The tuning fork resonated at the same frequency as the note.
Often appears as...
- resonate at
- resonate with
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Auditory Impact
Describes sounds that linger in space, creating an atmospheric or dramatic effect.
The singer's powerful note resonated in the silent auditorium.
Pro Tip 2/3Amplifying Sound
Indicates the way sound fills a space, making it seem larger or more intense.
The cathedral's acoustics made each chant resonate powerfully.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Echo
When sounds evoke feelings, as if the place itself reacts emotionally.
Their laughter resonated with joy, filling the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Auditory Impact
Describes sounds that linger in space, creating an atmospheric or dramatic effect.
The singer's powerful note resonated in the silent auditorium.
Pro Tip 2/3Amplifying Sound
Indicates the way sound fills a space, making it seem larger or more intense.
The cathedral's acoustics made each chant resonate powerfully.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Echo
When sounds evoke feelings, as if the place itself reacts emotionally.
Their laughter resonated with joy, filling the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Auditory Impact
Describes sounds that linger in space, creating an atmospheric or dramatic effect.
The singer's powerful note resonated in the silent auditorium.
Pro Tip 2/3Amplifying Sound
Indicates the way sound fills a space, making it seem larger or more intense.
The cathedral's acoustics made each chant resonate powerfully.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Echo
When sounds evoke feelings, as if the place itself reacts emotionally.
Their laughter resonated with joy, filling the room.
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You know this, if you're doing something you love, an hour feels like five minutes. If you're doing something that doesn't resonate with your spirit, five minutes feels like an hour. And the reason so many people are opting out of education is because it doesn't feed their spirit, it doesn't feed their energy or their passion.
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Your body language may...
So I said, fake it till you make it. It's not me. I don't want to get there and then still feel like a fraud. I don't want to feel like an impostor. I don't want to get there only to feel like I'm not supposed to be here. And that really resonated with me, because I want to tell you a little story about being an impostor
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Why does the universe...
and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd, but we can still construct a purpose, and that's a pretty good one, and the overall mediocrity of reality kind of resonates nicely with the mediocrity
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Up Close to Elephant...
confrontations between males always begin with a shouting match they're kind of like two guys in a pub car park after closing time sizing each other up just letting rip with that enormous bellow and it resonates around that grotesque nose the bigger the seat the deeper it's
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How does your smartphone...
No matter how skilled a clockmaker may be, every pendulum, wind-up mechanism and quartz crystal resonates at a slightly different frequency. However, every cesium 133 atom in the universe oscillates at the same exact frequency. So thanks to the atomic clock,
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Expanding our definition...
I said yes but I was alive before that you know this was so that was that was like a moment ready I just showed up and and at a time there's a private thing but but the reason I say it is that it it also resonated that with all kinds of people and it
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Is life meaningless? And...
that can only be described as meaningless and absurd. While the world never saw his cycle of love, his cycles of revolt and absurdity continue to resonate with readers today. His concept of absurdity has become a part of world literature,
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The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
as he began to speak it really began to resonate with that we do stand on the edge of a great new era filled with both crisis and opportunity in error to be characterized by achievement and by
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The philosophy of...
This has resonated strongly with modern psychology and the self-help movement. For example, rational emotive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the self-defeating attitudes
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
I always wanted to become a walking laboratory of social to resonate other people's feelings, thoughts, intentions, motivations,
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Bring on the learning...
You know this, if you're doing something you love, an hour feels like five minutes. If you're doing something that doesn't resonate with your spirit, five minutes feels like an hour. And the reason so many people are opting out of education is because it doesn't feed their spirit, it doesn't feed their energy or their passion.
Video examples
Your body language may...
So I said, fake it till you make it. It's not me. I don't want to get there and then still feel like a fraud. I don't want to feel like an impostor. I don't want to get there only to feel like I'm not supposed to be here. And that really resonated with me, because I want to tell you a little story about being an impostor
Video examples
Why does the universe...
and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd, but we can still construct a purpose, and that's a pretty good one, and the overall mediocrity of reality kind of resonates nicely with the mediocrity
Video examples
Up Close to Elephant...
confrontations between males always begin with a shouting match they're kind of like two guys in a pub car park after closing time sizing each other up just letting rip with that enormous bellow and it resonates around that grotesque nose the bigger the seat the deeper it's
Video examples
How does your smartphone...
No matter how skilled a clockmaker may be, every pendulum, wind-up mechanism and quartz crystal resonates at a slightly different frequency. However, every cesium 133 atom in the universe oscillates at the same exact frequency. So thanks to the atomic clock,
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Expanding our definition...
I said yes but I was alive before that you know this was so that was that was like a moment ready I just showed up and and at a time there's a private thing but but the reason I say it is that it it also resonated that with all kinds of people and it
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Is life meaningless? And...
that can only be described as meaningless and absurd. While the world never saw his cycle of love, his cycles of revolt and absurdity continue to resonate with readers today. His concept of absurdity has become a part of world literature,
Video examples
The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
as he began to speak it really began to resonate with that we do stand on the edge of a great new era filled with both crisis and opportunity in error to be characterized by achievement and by
Video examples
The philosophy of...
This has resonated strongly with modern psychology and the self-help movement. For example, rational emotive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the self-defeating attitudes
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
I always wanted to become a walking laboratory of social to resonate other people's feelings, thoughts, intentions, motivations,
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Garry Trudeau
American Cartoonist
The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
You see women struggling to keep it all together while a loved one is in jail. But we don't hear about them or their struggles in a way that resonates with others. Their stories are so compelling. It's as if they are in their own little world and no one else sees them.
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I view myself as being the average woman. While I am first lady, I wasn't first lady my whole life. I'm a product of pop culture. I'm a consumer of pop culture, and I know what resonates with people.
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Isobelle Carmody
Australian Writer
The best fantasy does not offer an answer to our lives, it is an offering that acknowledges enough of the truth to resonate and add to the understanding about the human condition.
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Eriq La Salle
American Actor
The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them.
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Zacky Vengeance
American Musician
We wanted to write the kind of songs that can really cross any language barriers, any borders, and resonate with fans around the world.
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Steven Gundry
American Author
I think that successful writers somehow capture truths that resonate with readers.
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Justin Kan
American Businessman
Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital.
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Rohan Marley
American Athlete
The Marley name resonates all around the world.
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Garry Trudeau
American Cartoonist
The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
You see women struggling to keep it all together while a loved one is in jail. But we don't hear about them or their struggles in a way that resonates with others. Their stories are so compelling. It's as if they are in their own little world and no one else sees them.
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I view myself as being the average woman. While I am first lady, I wasn't first lady my whole life. I'm a product of pop culture. I'm a consumer of pop culture, and I know what resonates with people.
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Isobelle Carmody
Australian Writer
The best fantasy does not offer an answer to our lives, it is an offering that acknowledges enough of the truth to resonate and add to the understanding about the human condition.
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Eriq La Salle
American Actor
The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them.
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Zacky Vengeance
American Musician
We wanted to write the kind of songs that can really cross any language barriers, any borders, and resonate with fans around the world.
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Steven Gundry
American Author
I think that successful writers somehow capture truths that resonate with readers.
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Justin Kan
American Businessman
Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital.
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Rohan Marley
American Athlete
The Marley name resonates all around the world.
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