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echoing

noun B2
  1. The act of something that echoes.

Plural echoings

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All the school girls and boys had one golden afternoon gathering them, coming home in the clear, echoing twilight with arms and baskets full of flowery spoil.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 158 · C1
Instead of that air of life, of comfort, and of happiness that permeates a flourishing and prosperous business establishment—instead of merry faces at the windows, busy clerks hurrying to and fro in the long corridors—instead of the court filled with bales of goods, re-echoing with the cries and the jokes of porters, one would have immediately perceived all aspect of sadness and gloom.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 325 · C1
The noise inside the great hall was overwhelming, with dozens of languages echoing around.
The Gateway at Ellis Island, p. 1 · B2
During their mating season in the winter months, their loud, echoing vocalizations can easily disrupt the sleep of entire neighborhoods.
Urban Foxes: Thriving in the Concrete Jungle, p. 1 · C1

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