rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik 
variants
or rhythmical
1
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
2
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
Examples of rhythmic in a Sentence
We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.
lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible
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Enslaved and free gathered to practice ancestral chants, call and response, improvisation, and rhythmic patterns that laid the groundwork for jazz.
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Cierra Chenier, Essence, 25 June 2024
In much of the world, nature sounds like birds or maybe insects — the cheerful, rhythmic cheeps of a robin, say, or the buzz of a cicada.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 25 June 2024
Their concept was simple: take the hallmarks of Black Southern gospel, from sound to movement, and blend it with the tropes of trap music, which involve familiar rhythmic patterns, vocal riffs and a DJ.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
This rhythmic clatter seemed to be coming from my basement utility closet.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 31 May 2024
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Cierra Chenier, Essence, 25 June 2024
In much of the world, nature sounds like birds or maybe insects — the cheerful, rhythmic cheeps of a robin, say, or the buzz of a cicada.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 25 June 2024
Their concept was simple: take the hallmarks of Black Southern gospel, from sound to movement, and blend it with the tropes of trap music, which involve familiar rhythmic patterns, vocal riffs and a DJ.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
This rhythmic clatter seemed to be coming from my basement utility closet.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 31 May 2024
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rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik
variants
or rhythmical
1
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
2
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
rhythmic contractions
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