echo
C1UK /ˈekəʊ/US /ˈekəʊ/
Meaning
noun
the reflecting of sound off a wall or inside a particular space so that a noise appears to be repeated; a sound that is reflected back in this way
“There was an echo on the phone and I couldn't hear clearly.”
verb
if a sound echoes, it is reflected off a wall, the side of a mountain, etc. so that you can hear it again
“Her footsteps echoed in the empty room.”
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