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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Or, as a more chilled alternative to the market, head across the island instead to the bountiful buffet brunch at the Atlantis Historic Inn (120 dollars per person), which comes with a rhythmic soundtrack of Atlantic waves pounding the craggy coast.
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Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The repetitive, rhythmic nature of rowing can be incredibly calming, Pryor says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
Asked for his rules to live by, Goldblum, who shares sons Charlie, 9, and River, 7, with his wife, former Olympian rhythmic gymnast Emilie, 41, offers up a few more.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But the timing of the pulses suggested this one had a companion: The pulses arrived slightly early and late in a rhythmic pattern, indicating a source that was sometimes closer and sometimes farther away.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The repetitive, rhythmic nature of rowing can be incredibly calming, Pryor says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
Asked for his rules to live by, Goldblum, who shares sons Charlie, 9, and River, 7, with his wife, former Olympian rhythmic gymnast Emilie, 41, offers up a few more.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But the timing of the pulses suggested this one had a companion: The pulses arrived slightly early and late in a rhythmic pattern, indicating a source that was sometimes closer and sometimes farther away.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythmic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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