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How to pronounce “percussive”
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Pronunciation guide for percussive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of percussive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Bringing Tabla to the Global Stage
They played music differently-- very hard, very percussive.
- Definition summary
- Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce percussive
Bringing Tabla to the Global Stage

They played music differently-- very hard, very percussive.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “percussive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
- (phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.
- [Noun]
- (phonetics) A percussive phone.
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