reecho

American  

[ree-ek-oh] / riˈɛk oʊ /

Or re-echo

verb (used without object)

reechoed, reechoing

1. to echo back, as a sound.

2. to give back an echo; resound.

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verb (used with object)

reechoed, reechoing

1. to echo back.

2. to repeat like an echo.

noun

plural

reechoes

1. a repeated echo.

Etymology

Origin of reecho

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + echo

Example Sentences

Deep in them we can hear subterranean rivers rushing off through the netherworld, and our voices echo and reecho through the halls.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

This will soar out and reecho at all hours; sometimes a memory of Elsa, and again a thought of Sieglinde.

From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel

"I am sure I can echo and reecho your words," he answered, folding the child to his heart.

From Elsie's Womanhood by Finley, Martha

How charming did these voices reecho through the room!

From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

It seemed to echo and reecho for a long time before I shut it off.

From A Question of Courage by Finlay, Virgil