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Meanings of xylophone in English

Russian
соломенная гармоника
Portuguese
xilofone
Spanish
xilofonista
Catalan
xilòfon
Wikidata

Musical instrument of the family of mallets.

соломенная гармоника
Portuguese
marimba
Catalan
xilòfon

Musical instrument made of wooden bars each shaped to resonate at a given pitch when struck.

marimba
Usage of xylophone in English
1
I heard a door open, and xylophone music came from some chamber.
Cat’s Cradle
2
And a plastic xylophone hanging from the bars of a narrow window.
Fat vampire: a never coming of age story
3
Got the idea from a 28-inch piece of xylophone he was making.
The new yorker
4
Last December, Kiraoka gave the first xylophone concert ever heard in Town Hall.
The new yorker
5
They shattered against the far wall with a brittle xylophone sound.
Bag of Bones
6
I even have one of my favorites, Teddy Brown, the famous xylophone player.
Wired
7
I lay my hand across her xylophone chest, nothing but fur and ribs.
Love is the best medicine: what two dogs taught one veterinarian...
8
Unexpectedly sweet xylophone sparkle lends optimism to Holding On's pulsing synth layer cake.
The Guardian
9
A xylophone shot out first, scampering fast on its tiny wheels.
Cat’s Cradle
10
The albino sat in the empty dining room playing his xylophone.
Kennedy's brain
11
The albino was still sitting by the wall, playing his xylophone.
Kennedy's brain
12
Adam strokes his finger down the xylophone of my rib cage.
The Storyteller
13
Give young children a crayon or a xylophone for the first time, then watch.
The Irish Times
14
The xylophone was rolled to the front of the stand.
Cat’s Cradle
15
A touch like a xylophone player, but he knows how to use his feet.
A Book of Burlesques
16
It's rife with xylophone, horns, keyboard and drums galore-everythingyou need to get people moving.
Ebony