ukulele
or u·ke·le·le
a small, guitarlike musical instrument associated chiefly with Hawaiian music.
Origin of ukulele
1Words Nearby ukulele
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How to use ukulele in a sentence
We had our daughter start ukulele this year because classes were held outdoors with each kid confined inside hula-hoops spaced six feet apart.
Emily Oster says you should run your family like a business. Does that work in 2021 — or ever? | Vicky Hallett | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostAlso, hiking isn’t as fun when you’re carrying 25 pounds of equipment, a sword, and a ukulele.
To their credit, I don’t think any of them expected to see a man with a ukulele and a sword hiking alongside them that Sunday.
So she added unrelated goals — practice her ukulele, decorate her crutches and paint a jewelry tray.
Maryland’s Lizzie Colson has gone from the top of lacrosse to its depths and is rising again | Emily Giambalvo | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostDuckworth wrote 15-page letters to friends and practiced her ukulele.
Being Single Was Just a Part of Their Lives Before the Pandemic. Then It Became the Defining One | Belinda Luscombe | April 17, 2021 | Time
Trainor brought along a ukulele to her audition and blew him away.
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit | Marlow Stern | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are few things cuter than a little kid killing it on the ukulele.
Lennon and Maisy Stella & More YouTube Musical Prodigies (Video) | Jake Heller | June 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBernice saw that Warren's eyes had left a ukulele he had been tinkering with and were fixed on her questioningly.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott FitzgeraldSomebody began to play a ukulele, and gay voices took up the tune.
The Mystery of the Fires | Edith LavellBut Fulaanu lounged with her ukulele, surrounded by amorous sailors who gazed longingly into her eyes.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieReturning home for a canned luncheon she discovered Gaylord humming a love song and strumming on his ukulele.
The Gorgeous Girl | Nalbro BartleyFrom within, through the open window, came the tinkling of Tom's ukulele and the rollicking lilt of his voice in an Hawaiian hula.
The Turtles of Tasman | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for ukulele
ukelele
/ (ˌjuːkəˈleɪlɪ) /
a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii
Origin of ukulele
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Cultural definitions for ukulele
[ (yooh-kuh-lay-lee) ]
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