cello
noun
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
cellos
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pluralof cello.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And if you hear trembling violins and thrumming cellos, you might lapse into a vision of storm-whipped waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
That was apparent from the Second’s opening notes, in which trembling violins and violas sound as if startled awake, ushering in cellos and basses who have begun moving the furniture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
They come out twice, for Viva La Vida and feelslikeimfallinginlove, twirling their cellos and jumping up and down as they provide the stirring string accompaniment.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
A timpani’s rumble rising softly off growling cellos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires and fog in the valleys; cellos, dark windowpanes, snow.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
