fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
Example Sentences
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From buskers on the bodhran to musicians firing up their fiddles, the atmosphere and the celebration of music and culture has been joyful.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Testing the human animal’s tolerance for plaintive fiddles, wheezy bagpipes, Peter Coyote and the whispery recitations of diary entries, “The American Revolution” is the most Ken Burns-y of Ken Burns series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Bro-country hitmaker Jason Aldean debuted in 2005 with “Hicktown,” a single that paired screaming fiddles with distortion-drenched guitars to celebrate the ways single-stoplight towns make their own fun.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
At Stagecoach, Disco Shark is replaced with Disco Horse, and there are still pulsing beats but also some fiddles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Then, from behind me, the echo of guitars and fiddles twang.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
