🥁tambourine

noun
/ˌtæmbəˈriːn/

Meaning

A musical instrument with a circular frame, metal jingles, and a drumhead, played by shaking or striking.
a small drum with metal discs around the edge that jingle when shaken or hit

Example Sentences

She played the tambourine during the festival parade.

She shook the tambourine to the rhythm of the music.

Synonyms

drum, rattle, percussion, shaker, hand drum, frame drum
Entry 1
drum, rattle, percussion, shaker
Entry 2
hand drum, frame drum

Antonyms

silence, stillness

Collocations

play the tambourine, shake tambourine, tambourine player, tambourine beat, hit the tambourine
Entry 1
play the tambourine, shake tambourine, tambourine player, tambourine beat
Entry 2
shake tambourine, tambourine player, hit the tambourine

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