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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlatsing
/ˈflæt.sɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To sing or play a musical note slightly lower than the correct pitch.
"The nervous vocalist started flatsing during the chorus, missing the emotional high notes." - 2
To lose precise pitch accuracy incrementally over the course of a musical phrase.
"Without proper breath support, singers often catch themselves flatsing toward the end of long sustained phrases."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the musical term 'flat' (meaning pitched below the correct note) combined with the verbal suffix '-ing'. It developed in contemporary vocal pedagogy and performance jargon to describe the specific act of singing out of tune or dropping below the intended pitch.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flatsing" is said worldwide
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chanter faux
Transliteration: shahn-tay foh
"Le chanteur a tendance à chanter faux quand il est fatigué."
falsch singen
Transliteration: falsh zing-en
"Der Chorleiter bemerkte, dass einige Sänger falsch sangen."
cantare calante
Transliteration: kahn-tah-reh kah-lahn-teh
"È importante non cantare calante durante le esibizioni soliste."
desafinar
Transliteration: deh-sah-fee-nahr
"El guitarrista empezó a desafinar en medio de la canción."
desafinar
Transliteration: deh-sah-fee-nahr
"Ele tem uma voz bonita, mas tende a desafinar nas notas altas."
बेसुर होना
Transliteration: besur hona
"गायक गाने के दौरान थोड़ा बेसुर हो गया।"
唱走音
Transliteration: chàng zǒu yīn
"他在副歌部分不小心唱走音了。"
음정이 떨어지다
Transliteration: eum-jeong-i tteo-reo-ji-da
"가수가 고음에서 음정이 떨어지기 시작했다."
音程が外れる
Transliteration: ontei ga hazureru
"彼は緊張して少し音程が外れていた。"
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