echoing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of echoingnext
as in resonant

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echoing

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verb

present participle of echo
1
as in ringing
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

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2
as in repeating
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
  1. resonant
  2. ringing
  3. sonorous
  4. resonating
  5. dulcet
Adjective
  • The message that a Harris victory would send would be even more resonant at this existential juncture in U.S. and world history.
    Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Besides the budget, Joker: Folie À Deux might have benefited from marketing itself as a musical, and giving the musical elements a far more dominant and resonant position in the film, not to mention adding more humor into the mix.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of resonant
Verb
  • With a 1-800 number supposedly ringing off the hook, the lawyer has said his Lone Star state office has 100 more alleged Combs victims on the verge of going public and to the courts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • With a 1-800 number supposedly ringing off the hook, the lawyer has said his Lone Star state office has 100 more alleged Combs victims on the verge of going public and to the courts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of ringing
Adjective
  • For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
  • His warm smile and generous spirit transformed each chord into a sonorous embrace, and his words, always full of affection, made everyone feel like part of his family.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of sonorous
Verb
  • The move appears to be paying off, with the show resonating with viewers on social media thanks in no small part to the performances by its lead actors.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Healer’s Playbook has hardly been out a week and is already resonating with so many wellness entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and healers.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of resonating
Adjective
  • Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of dulcet
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