1 a : repeat, imitate children echoing their teacher's words b : to restate in support or agreement his successor echoed his opinion

Idiom echo down/through the ages (Definition of echoing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. 2. To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history.

Something that's echoing resounds or reverberates. The echoing halls of a large building seem full of repeating, reflected sounds.

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[transitive] echo something to repeat an idea or opinion because you agree with it ‘More police, that’s what we need,’ he said, echoing his father’s views on the subject. This is a view echoed …

2 echo / ˈ ɛkoʊ/ verb echoes; echoed; echoing Britannica Dictionary definition of ECHO 1 [no object]

If a sound echoes, it is reflected off a surface and can be heard again after the original sound has stopped. His feet echoed on the bare board floor. [VERB] The bang came suddenly, echoing …

• He ran through the ferry-house, his steps echoing through the emptiness of the cavernous interior. • Suddenly there was a strange whooping cry above us, echoing through the forest.

The word 'echoing' originates from the Greek word 'ēkhō', meaning 'sound reflected'. The concept of echoes has fascinated humans for centuries, leading to scientific studies on sound waves …