reverb

noun
UK /ˈriː.vɜːb/
US /ˈriː.vɝːb/

Reverb is the way a sound bounces around a room and keeps echoing after it starts.

The singer's voice had a lot of reverb, so it sounded like she was singing in a big cave.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. An effect added to music or recordings that makes sounds seem to bounce off walls.

The guitarist turned up the reverb to make the solo sound dreamy.

3. The short sound that lingers after a loud noise stops.

We heard the reverb of the thunder long after the lightning flashed.

4. A device or setting on audio equipment that creates echoing sounds.

He adjusted the reverb knob on the mixing board.