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volume swell

volume swell noun: a guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.

Noun

volume swell (plural volume swells)

  1. A guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.
    Synonyms:
    violining

Synonyms of volume swell

Forms of volume swell

pluralvolume swells

Questions about volume swell

What does volume swell mean?
Volume swell means a guitar technique in which a note or chord is played at a muted volume at first and is then faded in slowly.
What part of speech is volume swell?
Volume swell is a noun.
What is the plural of volume swell?
The plural of volume swell is volume swells.

Words near volume swell in the dictionary

  1. volume integrals
  2. volume resistivity
  3. volume sales
  4. volume shooter
  5. volume shooters
  6. volume swell
  7. volumed
  8. volumeless
  9. volumelessness
  10. volumenometer
  11. volumenometers

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