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Vibrato

//vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch wordnet

Etymology

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

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