: 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
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.
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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In a movie that’s almost operatic in its cymbal clashes of violence, its agonizing tensions and vicious threats, the heartstopping scene in which Hester receives her diagnosis at the doctor’s office is perhaps the single most devastating moment.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The sound of cymbals and drums filled the air at Naylor's Run Park in Upper Darby on Saturday afternoon.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The acoustic guitar sounds natural and crisp, and the cymbals have a fair amount of sizzle, especially for a speaker at this price point.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In a movie that’s almost operatic in its cymbal clashes of violence, its agonizing tensions and vicious threats, the heartstopping scene in which Hester receives her diagnosis at the doctor’s office is perhaps the single most devastating moment.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The sound of cymbals and drums filled the air at Naylor's Run Park in Upper Darby on Saturday afternoon.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The acoustic guitar sounds natural and crisp, and the cymbals have a fair amount of sizzle, especially for a speaker at this price point.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
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“Cymbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cymbal. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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