echo

²echo

verb

ech·oedecho·ing\ˈe-(ˌ)kō-iŋ, ˈe-kə-wiŋ\

Definition of ECHO

intransitive verb

1

: to resound with echoes

2

: to produce an echo

transitive verb

1

a : repeat, imitate <children echoing their teacher's words> b : to restate in support or agreement <his successor echoed his opinion> c : to be reminiscent of : evoke <music that echoes an earlier time>

2

: to send back (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves

Examples of ECHO

1. The music echoed through the church.
2. Laughter echoed across the lake.
3. Their voices echoed in the hall.
4. His warnings are echoed by many other experts in the field.
5. “It's in Rome.” “In Rome?” she echoed.
6. Others have echoed her criticisms.
7. The book's title echoes a line from an old folk song.
8. The crime echoes last year's shocking murders.

First Known Use of ECHO

1596

Related to ECHO

Synonyms: reverberate, reecho, resonate, resound, sound

Related Words: ring, roll

Near Antonyms: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, quiet

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Rhymes with ECHO

secco