Meanings
verbde-ess (third-person singular simple present de-esses, present participle de-essing, simple past and past participle de-essed)
present singular third person de-esses · participle present de-essing · participle past de-essed · past de-essed
- transitiveto reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
Origin
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APA
de-ess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ess
MLA
“de-ess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ess. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-ess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ess.
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