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tambourine
noun
tam·bou·rine
ˌtam-bə-ˈrēn 
: a small drum
especially
: a shallow one-headed drum with loose metallic disks at the sides played especially by shaking or striking with the hand
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Sporadic chants punctuated a steady stream of tambourines, car horns, applause and cheering.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The singer stood back by the drums, shaking a tambourine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Fall is a season of revelry, heralded with a tambourine.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The singer stood back by the drums, shaking a tambourine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Fall is a season of revelry, heralded with a tambourine.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tambourine
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“Tambourine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tambourine. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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tambourine
noun
tam·bou·rine
ˌtam-bə-ˈrēn
: a shallow drum with one head and loose metal disks at the sides that is played by shaking or striking with the hand
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