stringed instrument

noun

: a musical instrument (such as a guitar, violin, or piano) that has strings and that produces sound when the strings are touched or struck

Example Sentences

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Working with Lair and the carpenters at the sanctuary, Soldier built an elephant-size xylophone, a drum, and a single-stringed instrument that looked like a washtub bass. —Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023

Renée's voice is arresting, powerful, but as disciplined and carefully tuned as a stringed instrument. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023

Kids Definition

stringed instrument

noun

ˈstriŋd-

: any of a group of musical instruments (as the violin, harp, or piano) that is played by plucking or striking or by drawing a bow across tense strings compare brass instrument, percussion instrument, woodwind sense 1