face-melter
face-melter noun: particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
Noun
face-melter (plural face-melters)
- Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
- And then they launch into a face-melter by way of acoustics, playing so hard that one expects Thile's fingers either to spontaneously combust or at least start spurting blood.2005, No Depression, numbers 55-60, page 97
- Can You Rock, an Indy-based live karaoke band, gives those face-melters some actual context.2009, Indianapolis Monthly, volume 32, numbers 10-14, page 10
Forms of face-melter
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Questions about face-melter
- What does face-melter mean?
- Face-melter means particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
- What part of speech is face-melter?
- Face-melter is a noun.
- What is the plural of face-melter?
- The plural of face-melter is face-melters.
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