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reecho

verb re·echo \ (ˌ)rē-ˈe-(ˌ)kō \

Definition of reecho

reechoed; reechoing; reechos
intransitive verb
: to repeat or return an echo : echo again or repeatedly : reverberate
transitive verb
: to echo back : repeat

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Examples of reecho in a Sentence

  1. thunder reechoing through the canyon

  2. she reechoed an earlier speaker's points, only with a slightly different emphasis

First Known Use of reecho

1590

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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reecho Synonyms

Synonyms

echo, resonate, resound, reverberate, sound;

Near Antonyms

damp, dampen, deaden, dull, quiet;

Related Words

ring, roll;

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