sense of rhythm

noun phrase

: the ability to dance or play music to stay with the beat of the accompanying music

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With his piano, his sense of rhythm and harmony, as the base, Toussaint gets starry with his vocals and words. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 There, his passion for music, audible curiosity about musicianship and visual sense of rhythm keeps bashing all 10 pins, a badger in bowler’s parlance. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Sense of rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20rhythm. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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