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- Dictionaryechoing/ˈɛkəʊɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a sound) repeated or reverberating after the original sound has stopped: "the sound of echoing footsteps slowed to a stop"
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to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else: The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. echo down/through the ages.
: the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves. b. : the sound due to such reflection. 2. a. : a repetition or imitation of another : reflection. b. : repercussion, result. c. : trace, vestige. d. : response. 3. : one who closely imitates or repeats another's words, ideas, or acts. 4. : a soft repetition of a musical phrase. 5.
a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff: The echoes of his scream sounded in the cave for several seconds. Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway. Fewer examples. You could hear the echo of footsteps in the stairwell of the building.
to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else: The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. echo down/through the ages.
Something that's echoing resounds or reverberates. The echoing halls of a large building seem full of repeating, reflected sounds. An echoing cathedral might resound with the notes sung by a choir, and a creepy haunted house could be echoing too, with mysterious bumps and groans.
1. a. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface. b. The sound produced in this manner. 2. A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style. 3. A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East. 4.
any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another. a person who reflects or imitates another. a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed. a lingering trace or effect.
Definition of echo verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the fact of an idea, event, etc. being like another and reminding you of it; something that reminds you of something else. Yesterday's crash has grim echoes of previous disasters. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. an opinion or attitude that agrees with or repeats one already expressed or thought.
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface. a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another. a person who reflects or imitates another.
