wind instruments

Cultural  

1. Musical instruments in which sound is produced by the musician's blowing into them.

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Example Sentences

Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

On 7 May, Lord Weir said Mrs Long was "hard to listen to", and on 23 July he wrote: "Naomi talking about wind instruments - oh the irony!"

From BBC • May 15, 2024

The Honegger in particular evoked a shimmering, summery atmosphere in which several of the wind instruments take solo turns, all of them beautifully performed here.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Kelce had in fact dressed up as a Mummer, a tribute to the traditional Philadelphia New Year’s Day parade in which people wear elaborate costumes and play wind instruments.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

It included brass and wind instruments, percussion, and a whole gallimau&y of types of strings: plucked, stroked, strummed, keyed and bowed.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall