percussive

Speech parts

1. percussive - Noun

2. percussive - Adjective

Meaning

Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bell gong lyra rhythmic crash acoustic battery percussion frightened shocking crashing appalled astonished appalling aghast
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Antonyms

great determined focused lift elevated silence
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Phrases with the word

percussive hammer percussive drill percussive pin percussive sounds percussive effect

Examples

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing. Billie Joe Armstrong

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something. Tommy Bolin

The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other musicians or percussive instruments, it might end up being a little more upbeat. Marketa Irglova

A cello can sound like so many instruments, but it's only one, you know, like a guitar; it has percussive qualities. It can sing like the violin, you know, like a voice. Luka Sulic

percussive music Source: Internet

Adding lower notes is somewhat impractical; as the bars become bigger and the resonators become longer, the instrument must be taller and the mallets must be heavier in order to produce a tone rather than just a percussive attack. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

percussional percussionally percussionist percussive drill percussive hammer percussive instrument