echo Antonyms
Meaning of echo
echo (n)
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
a reply that repeats what has just been said
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
an imitation or repetition
echo (v)
to say again or imitate
ring or echo with sound
call to mind
echo (n.)
A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signaled for trumps.
A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
echo (v. t.)
To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
echo (v. i.)
To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations.
echo Sentence Examples
- 1) The echo of her laughter bounced off the canyon walls, and it took a moment for the sound to reach us.
- 2) The echo kept reverberating through the auditorium, making it difficult to hear the speaker.
- 3) The sonar equipment sends out a pulse of sound and measures the time it takes for the echo to return, which indicates the distance to the object.
- 4) The acoustics of the concert hall were impeccable, and the echo of the music filled the air long after the musicians stopped playing.
- 5) The mountain climbers shouted at the top of their lungs, and the echo carried their voices far down the valley.
- 6) The sound of the gunshot echoed through the forest like thunder, and it startled the animals.
- 7) The sound of the bell echoed through the church, calling the faithful to prayer.
- 8) The echo of her words lingered in my mind, and I couldn't shake their meaning.
- 9) The echoes of the past haunted her, and she couldn't escape them.
- 10) The echo of history reverberated through the museum, telling the tales of those who had come before.
FAQs About the word echo
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves, (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voi
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quiet, damp, dampen, dull, dampen, damp,dull, quiet,deaden, deaden
1) The echo of her laughter bounced off the canyon walls, and it took a moment for the sound to reach us.
2) The echo kept reverberating through the auditorium, making it difficult to hear the speaker.
3) The sonar equipment sends out a pulse of sound and measures the time it takes for the echo to return, which indicates the distance to the object.
4) The acoustics of the concert hall were impeccable, and the echo of the music filled the air long after the musicians stopped playing.
