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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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
At the very least, they were echoing him.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2021
The doorbell, as if it were echoing Flora’s mother’s advice, buzzed its terrible warning buzz.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
