wah

interj. the sound a baby makes when they are crying loudly.

interj. an onomatopoeic representation of an infant's cry of distress or hunger.

“The baby went 'wah, wah' all night because he was hungry.”

“The infant's rhythmic 'wah' echoed through the nursery, signaling a need for attention that the exhausted parents could no longer ignore.”

n. a special sound effect for electric guitars that sounds like a voice saying 'wah'.

n. a musical effect, typically controlled by a foot pedal, that filters the tone of an electric guitar to mimic human vowel sounds.

“The guitarist used a bit of wah during his solo to make it sound more funky.”

“He experimented with a vintage wah pedal to achieve that distinctive psychedelic rock tone characteristic of the late sixties.”

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