"syllable" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The thumping beat and tom-toms of tribal house music emerged briefly, only to be challenged and deflected by the other musicians; one member sang wordless syllables over shivering cymbal sounds and a rippling guitar chord.
- The chorus was often called upon to sing only nonsense syllables, most famously "zu-zu" and "pow!"
- But as Tyler sings moaning-scat syllables in the underused lowest-register of his still-astonishing voice, the yearning, bluesy melody sounds like Ray Charles, or maybe Randy Newman.
- Instead, the cast sings wordless syllables, conveying the dramatic action through movements and tone of voice.
- There are no lyrics as such, instead the vocalists sing syllables and 'words' invented by Jenkins.
- An alto sang nonsense syllables from beyond one horn of the crescent beach, punctuated by splashing sounds.
- When Mr. Vandross sang nonsense syllables, his voice seemingly had two tones, the melody note and a hissing note, like steam leaking from a radiator, that construct his sound.
- Mr. Lewiston also recorded the Kecak monkey chant, a circle of men singing hearty, percussive syllables that go ricocheting all around.
- Ms. Berenyi's singing, manipulated electronically, crept slowly over the heaps of guitar sound, while Ms. Anderson sang high-pitched syllables or occasional words that meshed with the band's bright overtones.
- When she forgets the words, she sings syllables, da-da-da.
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