# echoing

Pronunciation: say "EK-oh-ing" US /ˈɛkoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˈɛkəʊɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of echo. — present participle and gerund of echo
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of echo. Use it for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Echoing across the canyon, the shout took several seconds to fade._
   - _The crowd was echoing the chant louder and louder._

## Noun

2. The action of a sound reflecting off a surface and repeating, or of anything that returns or reverberates in that way.
   - Simple: The repeating of a sound after it bounces back off a surface.
   - _The echoing of the bells carried across the whole valley._
   - _A long echoing followed the thunderclap and rolled through the hills._

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