subwoof

1. informaluncountableThe very low-pitched sound produced by a subwoofer.

   Pelayo leaned forward and picked up the menu in front of him. The subwoof bass from the speakers kicked at his eardrums, heavy as steel-toed boots.

   2006, Mark Budz, Idolon, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 77

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   It's essentially roots reggae, but with the bass and the subwoof extrapolated and intensified at a particular hertz that is supposed to be a healing frequency. And it's played on these really massive sound systems.

   2025 January 25, Kathryn Shattuck, “Tamara Lawrance Wants Another Season of 'The Traitors,' but for Actors”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025

   Synonyms: sub-bass

present singular third person subwoofs · participle present subwoofing · participle past subwoofed · past subwoofed

1. informalTo produce a very low-pitched sound.

   "El, this is fucking rad," Oksana subwoofed.

   2015, Robert J. Peterson, Odds: A Post-Apocalyptic Action Comedy, Los Angeles, C.A.: Rare Bird Books, →ISBN, page 307