"paradiddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/ Audio: en-us-paradiddle.ogg Forms: paradiddles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdəl Etymology: Imitative. May be related to [Attic] Greek, παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi) 1) to give into the hands (of another) 2) to give over into (one's) power or use 2a) to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage Head templates: {{en-noun}} paradiddle (plural paradiddles)
  1. (music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’ Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: dragadiddle, flam paradiddle, paradiddle-diddle Related terms: paradiddle-diddle Translations (percussive exercise): moulin [masculine] (French), Paradiddle (German)
    Sense id: en-paradiddle-en-noun-CZepZMde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/ Audio: en-us-paradiddle.ogg Forms: paradiddles [present, singular, third-person], paradiddling [participle, present], paradiddled [participle, past], paradiddled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪdəl Etymology: Imitative. May be related to [Attic] Greek, παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi) 1) to give into the hands (of another) 2) to give over into (one's) power or use 2a) to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage Head templates: {{en-verb}} paradiddle (third-person singular simple present paradiddles, present participle paradiddling, simple past and past participle paradiddled)
  1. To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
    Sense id: en-paradiddle-en-verb-82EYdCh0

Inflected forms

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