mallet

Examples

• All

• I like this mallet.

  American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007)

• I saved you a mallet.

  Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

• You have to use the mallet.

  The Aviator (2004)

• A chime came from outside, a mallet hitting a small gong.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Typically, students play random notes on a mallet instrument such as a xylophone or a metallophone that has been "prepared" by the teacher.

  Academic text (2000)

• The rhythms were then used as ostinati played on mallet instruments to accompany the chorus performance on Multicultural Night.

  Academic text (2010)

• Percussionists became increasingly intrigued with mallet playing and how timpani parts were used in both the melody and bass line.

  Academic text (2006)

• The musician skillfully played the marimba using a pair of mallets to create a beautiful melody.

• During the concert, the performer struck the chimes with a mallet to produce soft, ringing tones.

• She used a mallet to tap the glockenspiel, filling the room with bright sounds.

Compounds

C

croquet mallet

1 6.3

A long wooden stick with a flat end used to hit the ball in croquet

C

carpenter's mallet

5.1

A short wooden hammer used to hit chisels or wedges when working wood

P

polo mallet

6.2

A long handle with a wooden head used to hit the ball in polo

How Hard

mallet

10 4.2

mallet

5 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology