Synonyms for cymbal

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sim-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm bəl

Définition of cymbal

Origin : from Old English cimbal and from Old French cymbale (13c.), both from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon "a cymbal," from kymbe "bowl, drinking cup."

As in gong : noun tocsin

Example sentences :

The cymbal of the Austrian gypsies is a stringed instrument, like the zitter.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

Formerly the girls would dance to the sound of song and cymbal.
Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon » by Walter Adeney

And now the trio was a trio of castanet smacks and cymbal claps.
Extract from : « Sea and Sardinia » by D. H. Lawrence

He worshipped the lofty, but it was with tabor and cymbal and high-sounding lute.
Extract from : « The Sword of Damocles » by Anna Katharine Green

The band opened with a terrifying clash of cymbal, and thump of drum.
Extract from : « Cheerful--By Request » by Edna Ferber

We shall then lay bare the mechanism which produces the sound, the cymbal.
Extract from : « Social Life in the Insect World » by J. H. Fabre

Gud nodded to him approvingly, whereupon five beautiful damsels entered dancing to flats and sharps, and flute and cymbal.
Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain

He played the clavier, the flgel, the cymbal with equal creative power, and the organ—who is like him?
Extract from : « Bach » by Charles Francis Abdy Williams

Behind him flaunted the great gonfanon of Spain, and trump and cymbal heralded his approach.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

They took with them a gusle and a cymbal, and maintained themselves with their singing and playing.
Extract from : « Serbian Folk-lore » by Anonymous

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