volume swell

noun

A guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.

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violining
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Meanings

nounvolume swell (plural volume swells)

plural volume swells

  1. entertainmentA guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.

    Synonyms: violining

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.

Similar
violining
Cite this entry
APA

volume swell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volume%20swell

MLA

“volume swell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volume%20swell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volume swell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volume%20swell.

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