snare drum
noun
a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.
snare drums
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pluralof snare drum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is one of the few 1989 tracks you can imagine working as a country song, if it was stripped of its whip-crack snare drums and buzzing basslines.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The snap of the snare drums is insistent.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
Opening with snapping snare drums that suggest a march into war, Morricone moved away from westerns for this drama about a rebellion against French colonialism in North Africa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
They must not know the original Dallas Frazier version, because no one on that stage would miss the chance to add martial snare drums to the orchestration if they knew it was a possibility.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2019
Banging his knee against the golden lard bucket he used for school lunch, he contrived a good bass drum, while his tongue fluttered sharply against his teeth to fill in snare drums and occasional trumpets.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
