vibrato

noun, adj — 2 senses

vibrato

noun

/vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

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

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429:
Related terms
vibrant, vibrate, vibratile, vibration, vibratiuncle, vibrative, vibrator

vibrato

adj

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

1

Internet, Humorous 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
Related terms
tremolo, G major

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