echo
noun
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
had been echoing
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past perfect progressiveof echo.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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He had been echoing Jefferson promiscuously for days.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2017
The weight of those remarks cast new light on a rejoinder Friedkin had been echoing throughout the day, when asked about his gratitude for the commemoration.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2015
Hatton's remarks had been echoing time and again through his memory.
From Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. by Charles King
