vibrato
noun/vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/
/vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/
[uncountable, countable] (plural vibratos)
(music, from Italian)- a shaking effect in singing or playing a musical instrument, made by rapid, slight changes in pitch (= how high or low a sound is)Word Originmid 19th cent.: Italian, past participle of vibrare ‘vibrate’.
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