vibrato

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/vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

noun

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.

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

OriginItalian vibrato m →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounvibrato (plural vibratos)

plural vibratos

  1. entertainmentThe 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
adjectivevibrato (comparative more vibrato, superlative most vibrato)

comparative more vibrato · superlative most vibrato

  1. InternethumorousDistorted 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wobble

Origin

  1. Italianvibrato m
  2. Englishvibrato

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

More words from Italian

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Translations

Catalan vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
Chinese Mandarin 顫音 /颤音
  • 顫音 /颤音 (chànyīn)musical effect or technique
Dutch vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
Esperanto vibrado
  • vibradomusical effect or technique
Estonian vibraato
  • vibraatomusical effect or technique
Finnish vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
French vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
German Bebung
  • Bebungmusical effect or technique
Hungarian vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
Italian vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
Japanese ビブラート
  • ビブラート (biburāto)musical effect or technique
Korean 비브라토
  • 비브라토 (bibeurato)musical effect or technique
Māori tōiriiri
  • tōiriirimusical effect or technique
Polish vibrato, wibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
  • wibratomusical effect or technique
  • wibracjamusical effect or technique
Portuguese vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique
Russian вибра́то
  • вибра́то (vibráto)musical effect or technique
Spanish vibrato
  • vibratomusical effect or technique

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vibrato

tomatolegatoGuanajuatogelatostaccatoarigatomacchiatoLovatoannatto
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Cite this entry
APA

vibrato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibrato

MLA

“vibrato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibrato. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vibrato,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibrato.

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