overmodulate en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + modulate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To modulate too much.
Perhaps that’s why the first and title song of “Some Loud Thunder” is distorted to become nearly unlistenable, and the next track, “Emily Jean Stock,” is wrecked by overmodulated drums.
2007 January 29, Jon Pareles, “New CDs”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overmodulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overmodulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overmodulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overmodulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |