bassoon
noun
a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
bassoons
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pluralof bassoon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was illuminating to hear the period-instrument orchestra—led by Geoffrey Loff, who also played keyboard—with its softer strings and prominent bassoons, though the continuo cellist struggled with coordination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It's a deliciously strange, herky-jerky pop number, orchestrated by synth bassoons and merry-go-round organs.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
The funeral march may here and there have been in slight violation of Mahler’s instruction not to drag, but was brightened by darting oboes and mournful bassoons.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
Featured instruments will include guitars, harmonicas, accordions, trombones, bassoons, French horns, synthesizers, ukuleles, djembes, harps and voices.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2017
"May I have flutes, clarinets, oboes—I don't suppose we have any bassoons? Ah! But there is one! Come up, come up!"
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
