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Definition of "percussive" [per•cuss•ive]

  • Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "percussive" in a sentence
  • "The place was packed and noisy, with chopsticks clicking against plates in percussive counterpoint to the boisterous conversations."
  • "Friday’s artist is also interested in percussive string instruments but favors the harp over the piano."
  • "The whip-like, in-a-trance polyrhythm of "Snakecharming the Masses" recalls the percussive sounds they heard during their musical journeys in Istanbul."