tambourine
21
3.4
- noun
- /ˌtæm.bəˈriːn/
:
pandereta
- People join in and add to the music with whistles, tambourines, and shouted 'whoop/whoop' sounds.
- tambourine and drum
Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well.
- Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well.
- The charisma is just the tambourine part has got a vibe, and that's Ringo.
- A little ball, a rattle, A matchstick monkey for the teething, a little like interactive tambourine.
- But you have a tambourine in your hand, a tambourine being associated with, you know, as a woman and things like that.
- And I remember things like when the when the tambourine goes away, the shaker comes in and it it's all orchestrated.
- Mendicant's hair of laurels, A single tambourine.
Examples
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When she finished, there wasn't anything left in church but the sound of the tambourine.
Fiction book (1996) -
In one corner, a bony woman on her knees continued to beat the tambourine that had mesmerized her.
Fiction book (1999) -
But you have a tambourine in your hand, a tambourine being associated with, you know, as a woman and things like that.
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I could use a tambourine player.
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The teacher might also ask children to move and then match the rhythm of a tambourine to their movement.
Academic text (2003) -
Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well.
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Hey, I play a mean tambourine if you're interested.
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Annette and I clapped in time to the tambourine, making soft smacking noises.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then they would hop up and dance down the aisles, shaking tambourines and chanting.
Fiction book (2001) -
During the concert, the percussionist played the tambourine, adding a lively rhythm to the music.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A small hand drum like a tambourine used long ago in ceremonies
A drum-like instrument played to make rhythm
How Loud
- Specialized
5
3.0
30
3.2
3
3.5
21
3.4
20
3.8
7
5.3
7
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tambourine comes from the French tambour meaning 'drum' plus the ending -ine that makes it 'small', so it literally means 'small drum'. The French word came from Persian tanbur, a musical instrument, which is why a tambourine is a little drum you shake to make a bright jingle.