Meaning & use

echoing

adjective·Academic

Producing or filled with an echo; repeating and reflecting a sound within an enclosed space.

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Her footsteps made an echoing sound as she walked through the empty hall.

The canyon's echoing walls sent his shout bouncing back seconds later.

A note on using this word

Echoing can describe an actual physical echo or, figuratively, an idea or phrase that repeats or resembles an earlier one.

Words with a similar meaning

resoundingreverberating

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