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verb re·echo \(ˌ)rē-ˈe-(ˌ)kō\

Definition of reecho

  1. intransitive verb

  2. :  to repeat or return an echo :  echo again or repeatedly :  reverberate

  3. transitive verb

  4. :  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

reecho Synonyms

Synonyms
echo, reverberate, resonate, resound, sound
Related Words
ring, roll
Near Antonyms
damp, dampen, deaden, dull, quiet

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