cymbal

noun

cym·bal ˈsim-bəl

: a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together

cymbalist

ˈsim-bə-list

noun

Examples of cymbal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An array of clanging chimes and banging cymbals add punctuation to Dre’s windy wonder – an album where every little nook, cranny and noise matters. —

A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023 The high-frequency treble sounds, like cymbals and percussion, are clear without being harsh. —

Geoffrey Morrison, wsj.com, 31 Oct. 2023 There is a climbing wall, a high wire, and a cast of acrobats who erect human towers and toss one another through the air, but, instead of cymbal crashes and gasps, there is spare music and soft landings. —

The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023 As for his toolbox, Metzger used castanets and finger cymbals because they had been used in the song instrumentation. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023 Zildjian has turned out as many as a million cymbals in a calendar year. —

James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023 The results are amateurish, at times laughable (somebody stop that kid crashing his cymbals beside the mic), but the songs are deeply affecting. —

Christopher Wynn, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023 Hanslick was within his rights to bemoan a surfeit of blaring brass and of cymbal crashes. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023 The bridge featured a pair of dramatic stops with a single cymbal clang by drummer Nir Z, plus thick harmonies, enhanced by some reverb effects that hint at the sound of a Black gospel choir. —

Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023 See More

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