Other Words from beatboxing

beatbox \ ˈbēt-ˌbäks

\ intransitive verb beatboxed; beatboxing; beatboxes

Lewis beatboxes into Time of the Season. He grabs an acoustic guitar and sings She Will Be Loved. — Olivia Barker

beatboxer noun, plural beatboxers

Dokaka, a Japanese-born beatboxer, lets loose rapid-fire noises in the middle range. — Bruce McCall

Examples of beatboxing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The human soundboard that is Kaila Mullady (known as Kaiser Rözé onstage) enriched the evening’s soundtrack with vocal-cord-defying beatboxing. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 In the 30-second teaser, Puth is seen walking up to his trailer while showing off his impressive beatboxing skills, only to find that his snack stash has been raided. — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2022 The heaviness in Markie’s tongue counterbalanced the levity in his musical approach, adding dimension to his beatboxing and weight to his vocal stylings. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 July 2021 The show combined the classic music theatre art form with contemporary skills in beatboxing and rapping. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 8 July 2021 The ensemble first emerges monochrome from the shadows of the stage to face the audience head-on, accompanied by a mix of church music and beatboxing. — Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2019 As Caliban, Jabari Exum palpably channels the blunt heaviness of resentment; his accomplished, magnetic drumming and beatboxing doesn’t lighten the energy but cunningly redirects it. — Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2019 Also getting my dad out of Brockton and buying him a place in Henderson, Nev.! Hobbies: Kickboxing, beatboxing and hiking. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2019 Performing onstage is his favorite part of beatboxing. — Laurel Deppen, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2019 See More

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