reverb

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reverb

/ˈɹiːvɜːb/ UK
/ɹɪˈvɜːb/ UK
/ˈɹiˌvɝb/ US
/ɹɪˈvɝb/ US

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Clipping of reverberation.

noun

uncountable An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed. The band is starting, something lonesome, off-key, and drowning in reverb.

verb reverbs · reverbing · reverbed

obsolete To echo. low sounds Reverb no hollowness
transitive To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to. If the recording is misequalized, overmiked , or poorly reverbed, the C/II will expose these faults.

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noun electronic effect

Español	reverb, reverbero
Português	reverb
Deutsch	Hall

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@misc{reverb_2026,
  title = {reverb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reverb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}