Definition of "vibrato" []

• A tremulous or pulsating effect produced in an instrumental or vocal tone by minute and rapid variations in pitch. (noun)

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• "But when speaking of the rendition of Handelian arias, he evidently uses the term vibrato in the same sense as Sieber does tremolando."
• "The Korrosk soldier shuddered, tilted back his head, and roared, a deep vibrato from the depth of his chest."
• "I love the way the penny whistler bends the note, and his vibrato is devastating."