reecho

verb

re·echo (ˌ)rē-ˈe-(ˌ)kō

reechoed; reechoing; reechos

Synonyms of reecho next

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

: to echo back : repeat

Examples of reecho in a Sentence

thunder reechoing through the canyon she reechoed an earlier speaker's points, only with a slightly different emphasis

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1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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reecho

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re·echo (ˈ)rē-ˈek-ō

: to echo back : reverberate

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