didgeridoo

noun

did·ger·i·doo ˈdi-jə-rē-ˌdü

ˌdi-jə-rē-ˈdü

variants or less commonly didjeridoo

: a large bamboo or wooden trumpet of the Australian aborigines

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Harris’s cheeks puffed in and out rhythmically, drawing a meditative drone from the didgeridoo while the strings scraped out a sad melody just this side of Ornette Coleman or Rahsaan Roland Kirk. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Ahead of the disruption in Parliament, Charles and Queen Camilla, 77, had been welcomed to the Parliament building with the sounds of a didgeridoo. —

Simon Perry, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024 That remark triggered a soundtrack complete with distinct hints of the traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo of Australia, punctuated with a pounding electronic beat as boisterous as the animal’s jumps. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024 Vibrating captions The movie opens with a caption about how spice is life, underscored by something that sounds like didgeridoo, deep and thrumming. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for didgeridoo