Echo
Sound
Sound verb - To continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves.
Usage example: the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon
Echo is a synonym for sound in effect topic. You can use "Echo" instead the word "Sound" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as resound, produce noise.
How words are described
| old | old echo | old sound |
| familiar | familiar echo | familiar sound |
| faint | faint echo | faint sound |
| low | low echo | low sound |
| Other adjectives: exact, original, sharp, distinct, constant, little, dark, ominous, odd, eerie, electronic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Broken Echo is a Sister Trope, where it's a voice that's wrong instead of a sound effect.
Source: Sound Defect - Some series don't use an echo, employing instead some other sound effect such as harp music or a bell, usually accompanied by a blurring/fading dissolve to the memory.
Source: Flashback... Back... Back... -
There's a section of Magus' Castle where the normal battle music is overriden by the minimalist dungeon music, and nearly every sound has an echo effect added to it.
Source: Video Game / Chrono Trigger
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