1. wah-wah - Noun
2. wah-wah - Adjective
3. wah-wah - Verb
4. wah-wah - Interjection
wah-wah (not comparable)
(music) Modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice.
wah-wah
(US, Canada, onomatopoeia) The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment. May be used mockingly; also written wah wah and womp womp.
wah-wah (plural wah-wahs)
(music) A wavering sound produced by means of a movable mute or by electronic means
wah-wah (third-person singular simple present wah-wahs, present participle wah-wahing, simple past and past participle wah-wahed)
(music) to make a wah-wah sound
Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on. Henry Rollins
A wah-wah is important as well. I love it; it makes the guitar scream. Robin Trower
By gradually changing from "oooh" to "aaah" and back again, a spectral glide is created, emulating the 'sweeping filter' effect that is the basis of the ' wah-wah ' guitar effect. Source: Internet
His recording "Wa Wa Wa" with the Dixie Syncopators can be credited with giving the name wah-wah to such techniques. Source: Internet
He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Source: Internet
Jazz musicians began to improvise on unusual instruments, such as the jazz harp ( Alice Coltrane ), the electrically amplified and wah-wah pedaled jazz violin ( Jean-Luc Ponty ) and the bagpipes ( Rufus Harley ). Source: Internet