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
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His latest takes place in the working-class suburbs of Bilbao in the late ’80s, where a rhythmic gymnastics team is gearing up to compete in Berlin.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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After seeing a specialist, Fellowes said he was diagnosed with essential tremor (ET), a neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking that a person can't control, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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But what’s most interesting about watching the nine-member ensemble rehearse is that the performers are not simply dancing to music, and not just responding to it, but also interacting with it and co-creating it with their rhythmic bols and slapping foot stomps.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But the rhythmic, low-frequency intonations aren’t just random underwater chatter.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
After seeing a specialist, Fellowes said he was diagnosed with essential tremor (ET), a neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking that a person can't control, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
But what’s most interesting about watching the nine-member ensemble rehearse is that the performers are not simply dancing to music, and not just responding to it, but also interacting with it and co-creating it with their rhythmic bols and slapping foot stomps.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rhythmic
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythmic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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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
rhythmic contractions
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