Paradiddle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæɹədˌɪdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɹədˌɪdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɹədˌɪdəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈæɹədˌɪdəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drum roll roll

Word Forms

roll

verb

emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

paradisiaco

il suono di un tamburo (specialmente un rullante) battuto rapidamente e continuamente

🇵🇹Portuguese

paraíso

o som de um tambor (especialmente uma caixa) batido rápida e continuamente

🇷🇺Russian

парадидл

звук барабана (особенно малого барабана), бьющего быстро и непрерывно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैराडिडल

तेजी से और लगातार बजाए जाने वाले ड्रम (विशेषकर स्नेयर ड्रम) की आवाज

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரடைடில்

ஒரு டிரம் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு ஸ்னேர் டிரம்) வேகமாகவும் தொடர்ச்சியாகவும் அடிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పారడిడిల్

డ్రమ్ (ముఖ్యంగా వల డ్రమ్) వేగంగా మరియు నిరంతరం కొట్టబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಯಾರಡಿಡಲ್

ಡ್ರಮ್‌ನ ಧ್ವನಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸ್ನೇರ್ ಡ್ರಮ್) ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಬಾರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാരഡിഡിൽ

വേഗത്തിലും തുടർച്ചയായും അടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഡ്രമ്മിൻ്റെ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കെണി ഡ്രം) ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰਾਡੀਡਲ

ਇੱਕ ਡਰੱਮ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਫੰਦਾ ਡਰੱਮ) ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਕੁੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

帕迪德尔

鼓（尤其是小军鼓）快速连续敲击的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

パラディドル

ドラム（特にスネアドラム）を素早く継続的に叩く音

🇰🇷Korean

파라디들

빠르고 지속적으로 치는 드럼(특히 스네어 드럼)의 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò nghịch ngợm

âm thanh của trống (đặc biệt là trống bẫy) đánh nhanh và liên tục

🇹🇭Thai

พาราไดเดิล

เสียงกลอง (โดยเฉพาะกลองสแนร์) ที่ตีอย่างรวดเร็วและต่อเนื่อง

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

پارادایل

صدای طبل (مخصوصاً تله) که به سرعت و پیوسته می کوبید

🇹🇷Turkish

cennet

hızlı ve sürekli çalınan bir davulun (özellikle trampetin) sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרדידל

צליל של תוף (במיוחד תוף סנר) מוכה במהירות וברציפות

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The primary meaning of 'paradiddle' is 'the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously'.

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