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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
echoes |
| definition: |
When you hear an echo, you hear the repeating of a sound. An echo is made when sound bounces off a surface.
Echoes help bats catch insects and not bump into their surroundings.- similar words:
- reflection
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
echoes, echoing, echoed |
| definition 1: |
When a sound echoes, it repeats.
The sound of Jasmine's steps echoed when she walked through the empty rooms of her family's new house.- similar words:
- ring
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| definition 2: |
When a place echoes, it is filled with echoes.
When the actor made a funny joke, the auditorium suddenly echoed with sounds of laughter.- similar words:
- reflect, ring
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| definition 3: |
When you echo someone, you repeat what they say, or you imitate them.
My little brother echoed everything I was saying, and when I told him to stop it, he said, "Stop it!"My dad's words of motivation echoed in my mind when I ran in the race.- synonyms:
- copy, repeat
- similar words:
- follow, imitate, mimic, mock
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| related words: |
boom, copy, mirror, quote, roll, sound |
| derivation: |
echoer (n.) |
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