Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timbrel

/ˈtɪmbɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: tim-brel
IPA: /ˈtɪmbɹəl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.

verb

To play the timbrel.

Intransitive verb

verb

To accompany with the sound of the timbrel.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Hence the soft couch, and many-colour'd robe, The timbrel and arch'd dome and costly feast, With all th' inventive arts that nurse the soul To forms of beauty […]"
""I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]""
"with timbrelled anthems"
"Yet there the timbrelled hymn / Rings to Osiris […]"

Etymology

Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum.

Usage

Inflected Forms

timbrels (plural) timbrels (present, singular) timbreling (US, participle) timbrelling (UK, participle) timbreled (US, participle) timbreled (US, past) timbrelled (UK, participle) timbrelled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

timbrelist

Questions

How do you pronounce timbrel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪmbɹəl/.
What does timbrel mean?: An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
Where does timbrel come from?: Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum.

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