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vibrato

noun

  1. sound effect
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”).

  1. Distorted by editing a sound so it becomes more wobbled, usually for humorous purposes.

    Yoshi Dance But Every Time He Showing His Face It Gets Vibrato

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”).

  1. The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

    He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.