ˈbā(ˌ)bu̇ŋ noun
( plural be·bung·en -ŋən)
Etymology: German, literally, trembling, from beben to tremble (from Old High German bibēn ) + -ung -ing (from Old High German -unga ); akin to Old English bifian to tremble, Old Norse bifa, Latin foedus ugly, Greek pithēkos ape, Sanskrit bhayate he is afraid; basic meaning: fearing
: a tremolo effect that is similar in sound to a violin vibrato and is produced on the clavichord by sustaining a varying pressure on the key after striking a note