staccato
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- adjective
- /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/
- Specialized
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staccato
- The cries of nocturnal birds sound in a rhythmic, staccato pulse.
- staccato style
It's almost like just it's the staccato type movement and it, it's too fast, you know, it's too much.
- It's almost like just it's the staccato type movement and it, it's too fast, you know, it's too much.
- So it feels just very like staccato, Like, for example, they're walking Benedict gesture to the large oak desk.
Examples
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With two fingers, he types rapidly, a staccato burst of sound that ceases almost immediately.
Fiction book (2000) -
The spectacle drew from him a sharp, staccato bark of amazement, and she turned, her eyes wide.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Oh, yes, everything is fine, just fine," the man said in staccato English.
Fiction book (1995) -
It tends to encourage fast staccato playing.
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The paragraph ends with four short, staccato sentences, like the chug-chug of the train that is about to arrive.
Academic text (2011) -
Once students have grasped the sound and feel of playing or singing in a staccato style, draw the four-note staccato pattern on the board.
Academic text (2007) -
I could hear the storm growing: the staccato rain against the windows, the swooshing of trees, the anger, and the sorrow.
Fiction book (2002) -
Antonia laughs, a staccato burst of sound that ends in a sigh of relief.
Fiction book (1996) -
Repeated observations of children in first grade often reveal a transition from labored, staccato text reading to reading more smoothly and with intonation.
Academic text (2013) -
The musician played the piece with a sharp, staccato rhythm that captivated the audience.
Synonyms
Played with small gaps between notes so they are not smoothly connected
Antonyms
Compounds
How Detached
Surface Forms
Etymology
Staccato comes from the Italian word staccare, which means 'to detach' or 'separate'. So, when music or speech is staccato, each sound is short, sharp, and clearly separated from the others.