echo
noun
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
echoed
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past participleof echo.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof echo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
echonouna repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
Example Sentences
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The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities on Sunday as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Daily Telegraph, external echoed that a "decent director" was needed, concluding that the show is "delivered with too much actorly poise, and no sense whatsoever for comic timing".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Judge Martinez-Olguin echoed those concerns in her ruling, noting that the new legal services agreements appeared to cover only a fraction of the services needed and failed to explain how compliance would be monitored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
James Ciamacco, senior financial adviser with Wescott Financial Advisory Group, echoed that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
But then came a deep booming sound, a kind of groaning that echoed up all around them.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
