rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik 
variants
or rhythmical
1
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
2
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
Examples of rhythmic in a Sentence
We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible
Recent Examples on the Web
The kalimba is both melodic and rhythmic, especially prominent against Favors’ steady bass line and Brown’s ethereal flourishes, which almost feel more like a flute than a saxophone.
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Shannon J. Effinger, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2024
So Gordon’s intent to make rhythmic and unsettling avant-garde hip-hop is what drives The Collective.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Billboard publishes that list every week to show which tunes are performing best at radio stations across the country that play what’s known as rhythmic music–essentially R&B and hip-hop aimed at a more general, top 40-loving crowd.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Still, 13 minutes is a long time for any soloist to sustain musical interest on their own, especially when the accompaniment has all the rhythmic spark of a karaoke backing track.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
That ensemble set new standards in jazz, combining stunning melodic sense, forceful rhythmic power, and mind-blowing improvisational flights that won over not just jazz heads, but rock fans too.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
The town was home to the Reppert Auction School, which taught students how to perform the auction chant—the rhythmic, repetitive solicitation of bids that’s sometimes called the cattle rattle.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Like rattlesnakes, piranhas execute two rhythmic movements with radically different frequencies: swimming, with a frequency of up to six cycles per second, and vibrating their swim bladders at frequencies of up to 140 cycles per second to make noises that sound like barks, yips and drumbeats.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The air, bathed yellow by safe lights, smells of photographic chemicals and is filled with a rhythmic clicking and a shuttling swoosh.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Shannon J. Effinger, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2024
So Gordon’s intent to make rhythmic and unsettling avant-garde hip-hop is what drives The Collective.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Billboard publishes that list every week to show which tunes are performing best at radio stations across the country that play what’s known as rhythmic music–essentially R&B and hip-hop aimed at a more general, top 40-loving crowd.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Still, 13 minutes is a long time for any soloist to sustain musical interest on their own, especially when the accompaniment has all the rhythmic spark of a karaoke backing track.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
That ensemble set new standards in jazz, combining stunning melodic sense, forceful rhythmic power, and mind-blowing improvisational flights that won over not just jazz heads, but rock fans too.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
The town was home to the Reppert Auction School, which taught students how to perform the auction chant—the rhythmic, repetitive solicitation of bids that’s sometimes called the cattle rattle.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Like rattlesnakes, piranhas execute two rhythmic movements with radically different frequencies: swimming, with a frequency of up to six cycles per second, and vibrating their swim bladders at frequencies of up to 140 cycles per second to make noises that sound like barks, yips and drumbeats.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The air, bathed yellow by safe lights, smells of photographic chemicals and is filled with a rhythmic clicking and a shuttling swoosh.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythmic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik
variants
or rhythmical
1
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
2
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
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