reverb
/ˈɹiːvɜːb/US/ˈɹiˌvɝb/
reverb noun: an electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.
Noun
reverb (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.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 265
Verb
reverb (third-person singular simple present reverbs, present participle reverbing, simple past and past participle reverbed)
- To echo.
- low sounds Reverb no hollownessc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to.
- If the recording is misequalized, overmiked , or poorly reverbed, the C/II will expose these faults.1988, High Fidelity - Volume 38, Issue 2, page 28
Forms of reverb
| third-person singular present | reverbs |
|---|---|
| present participle | reverbing |
| past participle | reverbed |
| past | reverbed |
Origin of reverb
Clipping of reverberation.
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Words that rhyme with reverb
Questions about reverb
- What does reverb mean?
- Reverb means an electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.
- What part of speech is reverb?
- Reverb can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce reverb?
- Reverb is pronounced /ˈɹiːvɜːb/ (UK).
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