Home › Words › R › reverbreverb/ˈɹiːvɜːb/reverb means an electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.reverb is pronounced /ˈɹiːvɜːb/.EtymologyClipping of reverberation.nounAn electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.e.g.“The band is starting, something lonesome, off-key, and drowning in reverb.” — 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 265:verbTo echo.e.g.“low sounds Reverb no hollowness” — c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, publisheTo apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to.e.g.“If the recording is misequalized, overmiked , or poorly reverbed, the C/II will expose these faults.” — 1988, High Fidelity - Volume 38, Issue 2, page 28:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).