ˈrez ə nˌāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin resonatus, past participle of resonare to resound — more at resound
intransitive verb
1. : to produce or exhibit resonance : vibrate sympathetically (as with some source of sound or electric oscillations)
the geometry of the resonating ions — K.J.Brunings & A.H.Corwin
2. : to respond as if by resonance : reecho
a boy reared in a minister's home may all his life resonate … to moral dogmas — C.W.Shumaker
transitive verb
: to subject to resonating : make resonant