cymbal
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Definition of cymbal
: a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together
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Other Words from cymbal
cymbalist
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Examples of cymbal in a Sentence
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Around the 10:30 mark, a steady cymbal pulse creates a groove not unlike Meshuggah or Opeth, providing somewhat of an 4/4 anchor in the syncopation storm. — Christopher R. Weingarten, EW.com, "Tool's Fear Inoculum is a deeply satisfying return to form," 1 Sep. 2019 Bells of cymbals, bowls of lutes, tubing of euphoniums. — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, "Behind the Times," 22 Aug. 2019 Andrew tearing a hole through the stage, his heartbeat racing, the sweat pouring from him like a waterfall, blood gushing from his hands and staining the cymbals and drum-heads...Everything a BLUR... — SI.com, "Arrigo Sacchi: The Game That Made the AC Milan Legend One of the Greatest Managers of All Time," 15 Aug. 2019 Before the parade began, the crowd clapped to a group of children and adults chanting, drumming and playing hand cymbals onstage. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio Festival of Chariots celebrates enlightenment," 6 July 2019 Allen wrote a daily poem for the tour newsletter, bounded up onstage to play finger cymbals during the finale and provided running commentary for anyone in earshot. — latimes.com, "Bob Dylan, jailhouse phone calls and a movie from hell: My life with the Rolling Thunder Revue," 11 June 2019 Throughout the evening, the songs come through more cleanly than is often the case with splashy musicals in the Opera House, even if the cymbals get too much of a workout as Menken’s sentimental ballads crest. — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, "The whiz-bang ‘Aladdin’ at the Kennedy Center still has problems to solve," 21 July 2019 What’s better than trumpets blaring and cymbals crashing on a summer day? — James Folta, The New Yorker, "My Review of the Big Parade After Being Locked in the Trunk of My Car," 4 July 2019 But the exact nuances of the high notes, the bass riffs, the vibrato and cymbals preserved on the master recordings that did burn that June day—those have gone quiet. — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, "Universal Music Group Claimed No Master Recording Burned in 2008 Blaze. New Report Estimates Hundreds of Thousands Did," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cymbal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cymbal
cymbal
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English Language Learners Definition of cymbal
: a musical instrument in the form of a slightly curved thin metal plate that is played by hitting it with a drumstick or with another cymbal and that makes a very loud metallic sound
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cymbal
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cym·bal
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Kids Definition of cymbal
: a musical instrument in the form of a brass plate that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck together
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