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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: roll, drum roll
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Broader terms: sound
History
Imitative. May be related to [Attic] Greek, παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi) 1) to give into the hands (of another) 2) to give over into (one's) power or use 2a) to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
