plural reverbs
1
: an electronically produced echo effect in live and recorded music
The new record is shrouded in damp clouds of reverb, with faint impressions of its jangling guitars sneaking through like the sun behind an overcast sky.—
Jude Noel
Jude Noel[Lykke] Li's vocals are soaked in reverb, guitars and drums echoing in the background, turning the song into a dark, emotional plea from a heartbroken lover.—Shaina Pearlman
Shaina PearlmanThe audience will hear the orchestra acoustically and the effects pedals through the amplification system. Those effects will include vibrato, distortions, pitch and timbral modulations, echoes and reverbs.—Kerry Clawson
Kerry Clawsona reverb effect/sound
2
: something (such as a device, a feature, or a software application) for producing reverb
Thankfully, Vox added a built-in reverb into the amp …—Alexander Briones
—usually used before another nounAlexander Brionesanalog/digital reverb units
adjusted the reverb settings
When you buy a reverb pedal, there's almost always a knob that lets you select the type of reverb that you want.—Michael Pierce and Giulio Chiarenza
Michael Pierce and Giulio ChiarenzaExamples of reverb in a Sentence
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Many of the tunes including sprawling intros and jam sessions, all melded together with discordance, reverb and instrumental solos.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Jon Cusack, 55, runs a pedal manufacturer in Holland, Michigan, that builds delay, reverb and other stomp boxes for his brands and other firms.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Then Curry, rattled by the monumental reverb of Kyrie’s shot, hurried into a stubborn approach on the ensuing possession, missed a desperate 3 over Kevin Love, who used his length and a rare display of defensive intensity to deny Curry a good look.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
But the soul of that album — its crashing cymbals, warm reverb and its sense of expansive solitude and melancholy — still feels tethered to that beach house in the middle of nowhere, at least to Parker.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Jon Cusack, 55, runs a pedal manufacturer in Holland, Michigan, that builds delay, reverb and other stomp boxes for his brands and other firms.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Then Curry, rattled by the monumental reverb of Kyrie’s shot, hurried into a stubborn approach on the ensuing possession, missed a desperate 3 over Kevin Love, who used his length and a rare display of defensive intensity to deny Curry a good look.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
But the soul of that album — its crashing cymbals, warm reverb and its sense of expansive solitude and melancholy — still feels tethered to that beach house in the middle of nowhere, at least to Parker.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Reverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverb. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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