1
echo;reverberation
2
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum);noise
3
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell);feeling of a sound;emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
その手紙には強制的なひびきがあるし、さらに悪いことには、思いやりがない。
The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere.
Other forms
響 【ひびき】 (irregular okurigana usage)