sound effect Meaning of "sound effect"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play

Usage(s):

  1. Mechanics such as the retracting circular lens hatch and the whoosh start up sound effect add to the flavor.
  2. Features and renovations that add value--water views, granite counters--get a ka-ching! sound effect.
  3. His foes turn to bombs To most of the 5,000 people in Manila's plush International Convention Center, the explosion at first seemed to be a sound effect: they had been.
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