percussion
noun
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
percussions
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pluralof percussion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
After the meeting, I just went to a studio and started recording for three weeks, and it’s all these jams, all these percussions and flutes.
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2021
This is a true story, too, so after I gave him the trumpet back, the mouthpiece, all that, I never made it to the drums or the percussions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2020
All sounds imply time; because they are the transient effects of certain percussions which temporarily agitate the air, an element that tends to silence.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
