re-echo

re-ech·o

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey ek-oh]
- /reɪ ˈɛk oʊ/
- /riː ˈek.əʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey ek-oh]
- /reɪ ˈɛk oʊ/

Definitions of re-echo word

verb without object re-echo to echo back, as a sound. 1
verb without object re-echo to give back an echo; resound. 1
verb with object re-echo to echo back. 1
verb with object re-echo to repeat like an echo. 1
noun plural re-echo a repeated echo. 1
verb re-echo to echo (a sound that is already an echo); resound 0

See all 7 definitions of re-echo

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Origin of re-echo

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; re- + echo

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Parts of speech for Re-echo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Re-echo

re-echo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for re-echo

verb re-echo

bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
cannonade — A cannonade is an intense continuous attack of gunfire.
ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
whirr — to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.

noun re-echo

follow-through — the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
follow-up — the act of following up.
followup — the act of following.
followups — the act of following up.

All 9 Synonyms of re-echo