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paradiddle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paradiddle has 1 sense
- paradiddle(n = noun.event) drum roll, roll - the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously; Array is a kind of sound
CIDE DICTIONARY
paradiddle, n.
The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
paradiddle
barrage, beat, beating, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, flutter, palpitation, patter, pitapat, pitter-patter, pound, pounding, pulsation, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, roll, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, spatter, splutter, sputter, staccato, tat-tat, tattoo, throb, throbbing, thrum, thumping, tom-tom
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