vibrato

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vibrato

  • /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

Rhymes with -ɑːtəʊ

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

noun vibratos

  1. 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. He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.

adjective more vibrato · most vibrato

  1. Internet, humorous Distorted 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

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noun musical effect or technique

Españolvibrato
한국어비브라토 bibeurato
日本語ビブラート biburāto
中文顫音 /颤音 chànyīn
Portuguêsvibrato
Françaisvibrato
DeutschBebung
Italianovibrato
Русскийвибра́то vibráto

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"vibrato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vibrato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vibrato. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vibrato

Chicago

"vibrato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vibrato.

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@misc{vibrato_2026,
  title = {vibrato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vibrato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}