fillip

Example Sentences

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Brief songs for clarinet snake between string trills and percussive fillips.

From New York Times

Similarly wide-ranging is León’s “Alma” — the lyrical opening of which follows a winding, entertaining path toward the bumptious rhythmic fillips of its central section.

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Brittle electric guitar picking pairs well with hollow percussive fillips.

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Britain is badly in need of a growth fillip.

From Reuters

It’s a playful fillip — and perhaps anachronistic, at first glance.

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