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How to pronounce “tambourine

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Pronunciation guide for tambourine

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of tambourine with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria 5 minutes, 56 seconds♫ If she beat the tambourine ♫
Definition summary
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

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How to pronounce tambourine

Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria 5 minutes, 56 seconds

♫ If she beat the tambourine ♫

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “tambourine

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
  • A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
  • A kind of Provençal dance.
  • The music for this dance.
  • [Verb]
  • To play the tambourine.
  • To make a sound like a tambourine.

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