paradiddle

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Synonyms: taradiddle, tarradiddle, paradiddles, padiddle

Antonyms: taradiddle, tarradiddle, paradiddles, padiddle

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} A [[percussive]] [[exercise]] (one of 26 [[drum]] [[rudiments]] per the {{w|National Association of Rudimental Drummers}} or one of 40 per the {{w|Percussive Arts Society}}) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’

Verb

1. To produce percussive sounds of this kind.

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