echoing

2.7

A sound or place where noises repeat and seem louder

adjective
/ˈɛkoʊɪŋ/

: eco

He loved the echoing laughter that bounced off the walls of the old church.

Examples

The sound that I love is the song of a bird called the Curlew echoing across the hills of northern England.
The echoing sounds in the canyon made it feel alive with music.
When I call, it is like an echoing chamber.
It's cry echoing over the peaceful landscape that time seems to have forgotten.
As she sang, her voice filled the echoing hall, creating a beautiful melody.

Synonyms

ringing

vsechoing

37 3.2

A loud clear tone a voice or speech has that sounds like an echo

emphasizes loud tonal clarity rather than repeated reflected sounds

resounding

vsechoing

23 4.9

Very loud and clear, or very strong and complete when talking about success

leans toward loud emphasis rather than being defined by reflected repeats

resonant

vsechoing

7 5.6

A deep clear sound that lasts for a while

is more about depth and clarity than about reflected repetition

echoey

vsechoing

2 4.5

Having sounds that repeat and ring in a large empty room

is not limited to large empty places and applies more widely

reverberant

vsechoing

Specialized

1 8.0

A space that makes sounds continue and repeat like an echo

is used more generally for reflected sound, not only space filling

reechoing

vsechoing

7.2

A sound that repeats because it bounces off walls

is used without implying repeated cycles of sound

reverberating

vsechoing

6.3

A sound that continues as echoes, like church bells in a valley

is less about an ongoing series and more general about reflected sound

reverberative

vsechoing

8.2

Causing sound to echo and fill a room or hall

focuses on being described by repeated reflection rather than production

echolike

vsechoing

8.0

Sounds repeat and seem far away like an echo

is used for many effects beyond literal reflected sound

resonating

vsechoing

5.1

A deep, clear sound that continues or a strong effect that stays with you

focuses on sustained clear tone rather than simple reflected repeats

Antonyms

quiet

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

muffled

40 3.7

A sound made quieter and less clear by something covering or blocking it

How Echoing

reverberant

Specialized

1 8.0

echoing

2.7

ringing

37 3.2

resonant

7 5.6

dead

11 6.6

Surface Forms

echoing positive

Morphology

echoing = echo (transparent) = echo + ing

The adjective is a standard participial/adjectival use of the verb 'echo' with -ing, so its meaning is directly derived from 'echo'.

Etymology

Echoing comes from the story of Echo, a woman in Greek myth who could only repeat other people's words, and her name comes from an old word for 'sound'. So something echoing is a place or noise that 'repeats' or reflects sounds, like a voice in a big empty hall.