verb
- using echolocation; emitting sounds and listening to their echoes to navigate or locate objects
Usage: present participle of echolocate; commonly used in biology and animal behavior contexts
Examples
- Bats are echolocating as they fly through the cave at night.
- The dolphin was echolocating to find fish in the murky water.
- Echolocating animals emit high-frequency sounds to map their surroundings.
- Scientists study echolocating species to understand how they navigate in darkness.
- The blind man experimented with echolocating by clicking his tongue to sense nearby objects.