Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

cymbal

[sim-buhl] / ˈsɪm bəl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"We use copper and tin and one more ingredient which is secret. Even though it's in very small quantities, it gives the cymbal a different character in terms of consistency and sound," he told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Its beat is a mix of drum machines, sequenced electronics and an acoustic kit, as tricky cymbal flourishes and field recordings of wordless voices echo somewhere in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2025

A cymbal, a guiro, a waterphone — they all have voices waiting to be discovered rather than being dictated to.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

The party went on, but the musical lilt of voices, the cymbal lightness of laughter, did not.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

"Even if you bought two from the same series, the same weight and structure, the two cymbals wouldn't perfectly match. Because it's handmade, it's basically an adventure," the 42-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie's signature song "I Lied to You" only punches up that gumbo's flavor.

From Salon May 2, 2025

Then came the drums, heavy on the cymbals.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




Vocabulary lists containing cymbal


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training