paradiddle

See also: Paradiddle

WOTD – 17 April 2006

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/

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  Rhymes: -ɪdəl

Noun

paradiddle (plural paradiddles)

1. (music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’

Translations

percussive exercise

• German: Paradiddle
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• paradiddle diddle

Verb

1. To produce percussive sounds of this kind.