reverb
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of reverb
1595–1605; irregular < Latin reverberāre to cause to rebound
Example Sentences
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Bach’s music has a circular spell quality and the pipe organ, resounding with reverb in gargantuan cathedrals, was the original synthesizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
And the clattering syncopated loop that repeats through “Oblivion” is there mostly as a contrast to the wispy and diaphanous vocals, which are so thin and leavened with reverb that they threaten to float away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
But it’s D’Angelo’s soaring vocals that transmute the molten instrumental throbbing into a transcendent buzz, achieved through multi-track vocal layers and a vacillation between climactic reverb roars and serene breaks.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
That was evident from the first singles that were released: the moody “Selfish,” and the dreamy reverb of “Drown,” strengthen by Timberlake’s idiosyncratic falsetto.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Frank’s voice had too much reverb, like he was speaking through several layers of plastic wrap.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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