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A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paradiddle, roll
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
trommehvirvel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Dutch:
tromgeroffel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Finnish:
rummunpärinä
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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French:
roulement de tambour
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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French:
roulé
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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German:
Trommelwirbel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Norwegian Bokmål:
trommevirvel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Polish:
dźwięk werbla
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Russian:
бараба́нная дробь
(barabánnaja drobʹ)
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Spanish:
redoble de tambor
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Swedish:
pukvirvel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
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Swedish:
trumvirvel
— sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly