canorous

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A whisp of a canorous clarinet or a rumbling rattle is all it takes for a kind of instant transport to a far-off time and place.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

There is a more canorous and horn-like quality to the crowing of Gildersleeve's rooster, and his hens chant cheerily as they kick the litter about.

From Back Home by Wood, Eugene

The graceful trio and canorous brilliancy of this dance make it a favored number.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

Then, like a rumble of thunder, heard we a canorous roar.

From Ballads of a Cheechako by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

There had been reading and praising of odes and sonnets the whole blessed afternoon, and now he cried out to the complaisant, canorous company, "Behold Arcadia revived in us!"

From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean