dormecho
nounUK /ˈdɔːmɛkəʊ/
US /ˈdɔːrmɛkoʊ/
A dormecho is a soft echo that bounces around a bedroom.
When I whispered in my room, a tiny dormecho came back to me.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated sound heard in a sleeping hall.
The dormecho of footsteps drifted down the hallway.
3. A faint reply that comes back after you call out.
She heard a dormecho of her own voice from the far wall.
4. A sleepy, fading sound that lingers in a quiet place.
A dormecho of music hung in the air after the radio turned off.