ribombar
verb
Senses
- 1.
to rumble, to thunder
to make a deep, loud, resonant sound
- 2.
to boom, to resound
to echo loudly and powerfully
- 3.
to reverberate
to produce prolonged echoing sounds
Examples
"O trovão ribombou no céu durante a tempestade."
Thunder rumbled in the sky during the storm.
"Os tambores ribombavam pela praça durante o desfile."
The drums boomed across the square during the parade.
"A explosão ribombou por todo o vale."
The explosion reverberated throughout the valley.
Usage
Ribombar is a literary or formal verb typically used to describe powerful, deep sounds like thunder, explosions, drums, or cannons. It's often found in journalistic or poetic contexts. Common collocations include "trovão ribomba" (thunder rumbles) and "canhão ribomba" (cannon booms).
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