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reecho

or re-ech·o

[ ree-ek-oh ]

/ riˈɛk oʊ /

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verb (used without object), re·ech·oed, re·ech·o·ing.

to echo back, as a sound.

to give back an echo; resound.

verb (used with object), re·ech·oed, re·ech·o·ing.

to echo back.

to repeat like an echo.

noun, plural re·ech·oes.

a repeated echo.

Origin of reecho

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + echo

Words nearby reecho

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Example sentences from the Web for re-echo

Nature is an olian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
At that instant a shriek arose that made the hills echo and re-echo.

The Mysteries of All Nations |James Grant
Then there was that startling, hollow groan, that seemed to echo and re-echo through the deserted house.

The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car |Laura Lee Hope
Did it not re-echo the sentiments just uttered by her companion?

Englefield Grange |H. B. Paull

I make my piano dream or sing at pleasure, re-echo with exulting harmonies and rival the most skilful bow in swiftness.

Franz Liszt |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for re-echo

re-echo

/ (riːˈɛkəʊ) /

verb -oes, -oing or -oed

to echo (a sound that is already an echo); resound

(tr) to repeat like an echo