echo
noun
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
have been echoing
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present perfect progressiveof echo.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Calls to increase the diversity of police departments have been echoing for decades, especially when it comes to increasing the number of women in the profession.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Together they have been underscoring the U.S. military’s readiness to act, but at the same time have been echoing the measured words of U.S.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2017
Wall Street Journal reporter Liam Denning described this scenario, in which solar becomes increasingly attractive to the customers who can afford it, as a ”death spiral” in December, and utility insiders have been echoing that phrase.
From Forbes ● Mar. 21, 2014
Though Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” may have been echoing in my mind when I left the Finborough, I could also hear Maurice Chevalier in “Gigi” singing, “I’m glad I’m not young anymore.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2013
Brother Lekan's words have been echoing inside me all day, still taunting me hours later.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
