echo
noun
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
were echoing
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past progressiveof echo.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There were echoing sounds in the tunnel as well as the sound of splashing and dripping water as the team made their way through the dark environment with the aid of torch lights,
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Meanwhile, Saxo Markets' Charu Chanana said two questions were echoing across portfolios.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
The use of shadow and light were echoing.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023
Those words were echoing around a Wednesday breakfast meeting of the American Petroleum Institute, where the oil and gas industry and its supporters in Congress had gathered to discuss the upcoming legislative agenda.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
It seemed a lonelier sound than usual, as if it were echoing around an empty home.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
