echoing
adjective
[ ˈɛkəʊɪŋ ]
• (of a sound) repeated or reverberating after the original sound has stopped.
• "the sound of echoing footsteps slowed to a stop"
echo
verb
• (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
• "their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks"
• (of an object or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with.
• "a blue suit that echoed the colour of her eyes"
• send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display.
• "for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen"
• (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French or Latin, from Greek ēkhō, related to ēkhē ‘a sound’.
