singing bowl

American  

[sing-ing bohl] / ˈsɪŋ ɪŋ ˌboʊl /

noun

1. a bowl, usually made of crystal or brass, that can be struck or rubbed around the rim to produce sound: typically used together with others in a set to generate a sound bath, and often as an aid to relaxation or meditation or as a decorative item.

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Etymology

Origin of singing bowl

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The performance ended with Vargas dressing Argote in a traditional jute garment she’d woven and playing a singing bowl for a brief sound bath.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

At the studio I attend, it’s not unusual to hear the ring of a singing bowl, astrological advice, or an invitation to a Reiki sangha.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2023

A Buddhist chaplain struck a Tibetan singing bowl to mark a moment of silence for those suffering and killed in Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

In October, the hotel added a spa with treatments that run from classic massages and facials to a $160 singing bowl therapy session that promises to harness your body’s “vibrational and material properties.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021

Instead, I packed some clothes, my Chinese flute, a Tibetan singing bowl and two of my prized books, “The Records of the Grand Historian” and the “I Ching.”

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2011