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paradiddle-diddle

/ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/

paradiddle-diddle noun: a percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’.

Noun

paradiddle-diddle (plural paradiddle-diddles)

  1. A percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’.

Forms of paradiddle-diddle

pluralparadiddle-diddles

Origin of paradiddle-diddle

Imitative.

Questions about paradiddle-diddle

What does paradiddle-diddle mean?
Paradiddle-diddle means a percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’.
What part of speech is paradiddle-diddle?
Paradiddle-diddle is a noun.
How do you pronounce paradiddle-diddle?
Paradiddle-diddle is pronounced /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/.
What is the plural of paradiddle-diddle?
The plural of paradiddle-diddle is paradiddle-diddles.

Words near paradiddle-diddle in the dictionary

  1. paradichlorobenzene
  2. paradichlorobenzenes
  3. paradiddle
  4. paradiddle diddle
  5. paradiddle diddles
  6. paradiddle-diddle
  7. paradiddle-diddles
  8. paradiddled
  9. paradiddles
  10. paradiddling
  11. paradidymis

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