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Meanings of
kettledrums
in inglês
A brass percussion instrument with a defined pitch.
timpani
timpano
Usage of
kettledrums
in inglês
1
I will play on the lute, and you shall beat the
kettledrums
.
2
Mounted behind him, concealed under a tarp, were two brass
kettledrums
.
3
Flags waved,
kettledrums
beat, fans were flung into my very lap to autograph.
4
They came anyway, filling his ears like the pounding of
kettledrums
.
5
He heard the first major drive of strings and
kettledrums
.
6
It was subsequently enlarged to twenty-two and twenty-four, including trumpets and
kettledrums
on special occasions.
7
A rank of
kettledrums
batters the air beyond the fragile skin of the car door.
8
The
kettledrums
!
exclaimed the commanding voice of Lady Bailquist.
9
The official opening took place on August 1, to a musical accompaniment of
kettledrums
and trumpets.
10
After Clawson was gone, Nick sat numbly in his swivel chair, his ears booming like
kettledrums
.
11
Must one clatter like
kettledrums
and penitential preachers?
12
A sentinel was standing before the gate, and there were numbers of soldiers with
kettledrums
and trumpets.
13
There are four other At Homes and
kettledrums
this week and I shall go to those also.
14
It seemed crazed, the crying trumpets, the dizzying torrent of the strings, the pounding of the
kettledrums
.
15
And the golden goblets clashed against one another, and the trumpets and
kettledrums
chimed in with crashing peals.
16
Prettiest thing I ever saw when the Yankees was travelin' was the drums and
kettledrums
and them horses.
Other examples for "kettledrums"
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kettledrums
kettledrum
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
beat the kettledrums
boom like kettledrums
celestial kettledrums
Kettledrums
through the time