WAH-WAH

Meaning of WAH-WAH in English

(also wa-wa )

■ noun a musical effect achieved on brass instruments by alternately applying and removing a mute and on an electric guitar by use of a pedal.

↘a pedal for producing such an effect on an electric guitar.

Origin

1920s: imitative.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WAH-WAH — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: imitative Date: 1925 a fluctuating muted effect produced on a brass instrument by use of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAH-WAH — variant of wou-wou
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — /wah"wah'/ , adj. 1. producing a muted, bawling sound like that of a trumpet with the hand moved momentarily over …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — wah-wah BrE AmE ˈwɑː wɑː ▷ wah-wah|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — In music, wah-wah is used to describe the sound produced by covering and uncovering the open end of a brass …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — noun Wah-wah is used before these nouns: ↑ pedal
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: imitative Date: 1925 : a fluctuating muted effect produced on a brass instrument by use …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAH-WAH — Pronunciation: ' wä- ˌ wä Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: imitative Date: 1925 : a fluctuating muted effect produced …
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WAH-WAH — / ˈwɑː wɑː; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( music ) a special effect made on electric musical instruments, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAH-WAH — n. (also wa-wa) Mus. an effect achieved on brass instruments by alternately applying and removing a mute and on an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAH-WAH — n. (also wa-wa) Mus. an effect achieved on brass instruments by alternately applying and removing a mute and on an …
Oxford English vocab
WAH-WAH — In music, ~ is used to describe the sound produced by covering and uncovering the open end of a brass …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAH-WAH — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WAH — I. ˈwä noun ( -s ) Etymology: from native name in Nepal, of imitative origin : panda II. variant of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAH — (n.) The panda.
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WAH — ( n. ) The panda.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAH — noun the panda.
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WAH — also called Wah Cantonment, town, Punjab province, northern Pakistan. It is connected by road with Peshawar and Rawalpindi and is …
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WAH!
Slang English vocab
WAH — haw
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WAH KAZOO — The playing of a kazoo through a wah-wah pedal. Example: Hey, Mike, dig that krazy wah kazoo sound.
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WOU-WOU — ˈwau̇ˌwau̇ noun or wah-wah ˈwäˌwä ( -s ) Etymology: Sundanese owa 1. : silver gibbon 2. : agile gibbon
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WA-WA — /wah"wah'/ , n. wah-wah.
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WATUSI — /wah tooh"see/ , n. , pl. Watusis , ( esp. collectively ) Watusi . Tutsi. Also, Watutsi /wah tooht"see/ .
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WAHOO — wahoo 1 /wah hooh", wah"hooh/ , n. , pl. wahoos . any of various American shrubs or small trees, as …
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WAHIAWA — /wah"hee euh wah"/ , n. a city on central Oahu, in central Hawaii. 41,562.
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WAHHABISM — /weuh hah"biz euhm, wah-/ , n. the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis. Also, Wahhabiism /weuh hah"bee iz'euhm, …
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WAHHABI — /weuh hah"bee, wah-/ , n. , pl. Wahhabis . Islam. a follower of 'Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792), who stringently opposed all …
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VIJAYAWADA — /vee'jeuh yeuh wah"deuh/ , n. a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India, on the delta of the Krishna …
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VARIA LECTIO — /wah"rddi ah' lek"ti oh'/ ; Eng. /vair"ee euh lek"shee oh'/ , pl. variae lectiones /wah"rddi uy' lek'ti oh"nes/ ; Eng. …
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TARAWA — /teuh rah"weuh, tar"euh wah', tah"rah wah'/ , n. one of the Gilbert Islands, in the central Pacific; capital, since 1979, …
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SEYCHELLOIS — /say'shel wah", -sheuhl-/ , n. , pl. Seychellois /-shel wahz", -wah", -sheuhl-/ , adj. n. 1. a native or inhabitant …
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HAWAII — /heuh wuy"ee, -wah"-, -wah"yeuh, hah vah"ee/ , n. 1. a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands …
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EWA BEACH — /ay"wah, ay wah"/ a town on S Oahu, in central Hawaii. 14,369.
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CHINOISERIE — /sheen wah'zeuh ree", -wah"zeuh ree/ ; Fr. /shee nwannzeu rddee"/ , n. , pl. chinoiseries /-reez", -reez/ ; Fr. /-rddee"/ …
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CHIHUAHUA — /chi wah"wah, -weuh/ , n. 1. a state in N Mexico. 2,000,000; 94,831 sq. mi. (245,610 sq. km). 2. the …
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BALEWA — /bah'lay wah"/ , n. Sir Abubakar Tafawa /ah'booh bah"kahr tah fah"wah, ah booh"bah kahr'/ , 1912-66, Nigerian statesman: prime minister …
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WAHHABI — [Wah.habi] also Wa.habi n [Ar wahhabiy, fr. Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhab (Abdul-Wahhab) d. 1787 Arab. religious reformer] (1807): a member …
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PEDAL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accelerator , brake , clutch , gas ( esp. AmE ) ▪ foot ▪ To stop …
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