repercussing

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repercussing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Repercuss \Re`per*cuss"\ (-k[u^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Repercussed (-k?st");p. pr. & vb. n. Repercussing.] [L.
     repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re-
     + percutere. See Percussion.]
     To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.
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           Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to
           repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against.
                                                    --Evelyn.
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