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vibrato

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vɪˈbrɑtoʊ, vaɪ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vi brä′tō, vī-)

Inflections of 'vibrato' (n): npl: vibratos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
vi•bra•to /vɪˈbrɑtoʊ, vaɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tos. 
  1. Music and Dancean effect produced in vocal or instrumental music by rapid but slight alternations in pitch.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vi•bra•to  (vi brä′tō, vī-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancea pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.
  • Latin vibrātus (past participle); see vibrate
  • Italian
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vibrato /vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)
  1. a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings
  2. an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch

Compare tremoloEtymology: 19th Century: from Italian, from Latin vibrāre to vibrate
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