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didgeridoo
noun
did·ger·i·doo
ˈdi-jə-rē-ˌdü 
ˌdi-jə-rē-ˈdü
variants
or less commonly didjeridoo
: a large bamboo or wooden trumpet of the Australian aborigines
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Other artists on the track and video include William Barton (didgeridoo), Boboulaye Sissokho (kora), Macarena Montesinos (cello), Guarani Andeva Group (percussion), Iron Cult Dancers (dancers), Izzana Jaa (vocals), Ezequiel Acosta (bandoneón), and Erik Prevost David (trumpet).
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
For example, one study found that in four months of playing the Australian didgeridoo, people with OSA experienced less daytime sleepiness and fewer instances of snoring.12
Although the study was small, scientists were encouraged by the results.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
Some family members are sharing their budding talents – Bradley is trying to learn to play the didgeridoo, and her son is learning to play a whistle.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Groans resembling bassoons and didgeridoos leakedfrom the hog house as groggy pigs stirred.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
For example, one study found that in four months of playing the Australian didgeridoo, people with OSA experienced less daytime sleepiness and fewer instances of snoring.12
Although the study was small, scientists were encouraged by the results.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
Some family members are sharing their budding talents – Bradley is trying to learn to play the didgeridoo, and her son is learning to play a whistle.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Groans resembling bassoons and didgeridoos leakedfrom the hog house as groggy pigs stirred.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for didgeridoo
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“Didgeridoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didgeridoo. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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