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de-ess

de-ess verb: to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.

Verb

de-ess (third-person singular simple present de-esses, present participle de-essing, simple past and past participle de-essed)

  1. (transitive) to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording

Forms of de-ess

third-person singular presentde-esses
present participlede-essing
past participlede-essed
pastde-essed

Origin of de-ess

From de- + ess (“letter S”).

Words formed from de-ess

Questions about de-ess

What does de-ess mean?
De-ess means to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.
What part of speech is de-ess?
De-ess is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-ess?
The past tense of de-ess is de-essed.

Words near de-ess in the dictionary

  1. de-escalates
  2. de-escalating
  3. de-escalation
  4. de-escalations
  5. de-escalatory
  6. de-ess
  7. de-essed
  8. de-esser
  9. de-essers
  10. de-esses
  11. de-essing

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