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Meanings of cymbal in English

Russian
тарелки
Portuguese
címbalos
Spanish
címbalos
Catalan
címbal
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Common percussion instrument.

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        тарелки
        Usage of cymbal in English
        1
        The gleam of the devil himself-theecho of some mystic cymbal note.
        A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
        2
        The tinkling cymbal and the sounding brass should be nothing to her.
        He Knew He Was Right
        3
        But his undeniable happiness when he's playing the cymbal, is simply touching.
        Reuters
        4
        Perhaps it was P.M.'s cymbal-crashing style or Stevie's frantic, blood-pumping guitar.
        Public secrets
        5
        The band opened with a terrifying clash of cymbal and thump of drum.
        One Basket
        6
        The presymphony hush of first light followed by the cymbal crash of sunrise.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        7
        Heart and conscious were alike cultivated-notalone the sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
        Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War
        8
        Without such a throb a drama is naught-a sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
        A Second Book of Operas
        9
        Parker concentrates on his snare and its rims, his tomtom and ride cymbal.
        The new yorker
        10
        There's an ungodly collision of brass that finishes with a cymbal's hollow clang.
        WATER FOR ELEPHANT
        11
        The band consisted primarily of drummers, bell ringers, and cymbal players.
        The broken blade
        12
        The lock clicking sounded like a cymbal in the silent house.
        The perfect woman
        13
        The music had a rapid beat, accentuated by drum and cymbal.
        A Russian Journal
        14
        Without love, they are 'as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.'
        Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII
        15
        It gave a sharp kling-klang like a suddenly struck cymbal-andlo!
        Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
        16
        When I worked with Kenny Barron, I used just a ride cymbal, that's all.
        The new yorker
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