An expansive, rumbling bassline follows ghostly synths over a wildly syncopated beat. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Adjective : syncopated rhythm. From Dictionary.com.
Still, imagine a State of the Union address delivered in syncopated Walkenese: The state ... of the union ... is mahvelous. From Wordnik.com. [August 2005] Reference
But I think that in our post-jazz age, we understand a kind of syncopated rhythm. From Wordnik.com. [Biography Speculates Emily Dickinson Had Epilepsy] Reference
I am not for a moment suggesting that such terms as "syncopated" should be used in a book for children. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 4] Reference
"syncopated" tunes of prose with the easily recognized tunes of verse. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Poetry] Reference
Every word syncopated with every blow. From Wordnik.com. [Blogtimore, Hon] Reference
Down the hill roll Karl's beats, syncopated toms and cymbals. From Wordnik.com. [Thaw] Reference
This type of dancing expresses the American syncopated rhythms. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession] Reference
STEWART: Is it sounding like a reasonable rhythm or is it syncopated?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2008] Reference
For instance, 'All Four Seasons', sets itself up with the syncopated heel-click strut. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury Falling] Reference
Listen to how the drummer's syncopated jabs align perfectly with what Moran is playing. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Moran's 'Ten': The Bandwagon In Its Diamond Year] Reference
All Cuban music has that undulating two-bar rhythm, one bar straight, one bar syncopated. From Wordnik.com. [Diddley's Beat Ba-bomps into the 21st Century] Reference
The syncopated chords are on the four strings, all muted, and each divided into two parts. From Wordnik.com. [Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama] Reference
Matching the film's beats, the trio attains the same headlong, syncopated momentum as Keaton does. From Wordnik.com. [Jazz For The Eyes And Ears: Bill Frisell And More] Reference
She nodded encouragement in a syncopated rhythm as my hips jerkily contracted up and down, up and down. From Wordnik.com. [Julie Grau, Publisher at Doubleday, Writes About Her Abs In Vogue] Reference
He drops in a delicate jazzy syncopated vocal counterpart over the contrasting rich instrumental melody. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
On the weekends we lay in bed together, legs tangled and breathing syncopated, well into the afternoons. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
Accompanying the hammering rhythm of the left hand is the right hand that plays a strongly syncopated melody. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Crow] Reference
But it was very slightly out of step, not so much breaking the rhythm as introducing a small, syncopated tinkle. From Wordnik.com. [No triangle to ping] Reference
The result is a syncopated stream-of-consciousness lyricism that often comes up short on suspension of disbelief. From Wordnik.com. [A Satirical Leap Out Of The Chick-Flick Ghetto] Reference
The group Underworld offers a techno-pop hybrid of driving syncopated rhythms, live guitar and occasional vocals. From Wordnik.com. [Electronic Eden] Reference
The sounds of Brazil dominate the music, and the choreography is inflected with syncopated rhythms and flirty hips. From Wordnik.com. [Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal: Agua] Reference
I call it the “syncopated pedaling creak,” usually a sign that the locknut on a campy cassette is not tight enough. From Wordnik.com. [Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Bike creaking solutions] Reference
Now maybe Charles's genius was to hear in this hymn, or in a syncopated gospel version of this hymn, the possibility of. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
So far, the issue now it seems to me, will boil down to the orchestrated, syncopated steps that will lead to a negotiation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2003] Reference
Since 1982, Clapper owners have been able to control their lights and appliances with a syncopated double clap of the hands. From Wordnik.com. [Lazy-Ass Nation] Reference
But the real warm-up comes when she and her band strap on wooden sandals and start stomping to a rigorous syncopated rhythm. From Wordnik.com. [A Diva From Old Havana] Reference
But Mr. Galotti, perhaps softened by the band's pleasantly syncopated rendition of "I'll Just Do the Cha-Cha-Cha," seemed amused. From Wordnik.com. [All About Abboud: Fashion Slickster Loves to Make Big Jocks Look Good] Reference
N.E.R.D. prefers to use a full band on In Search Of, which is a shame, since the duo's syncopated drum programming is its greatest virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Manhattan Music] Reference
Two New York FM stations have pulled the song off the air, but the syncopated single, popular at local dance clubs, has sold 6,000 copies. From Wordnik.com. [Here's a Record We Don't Need] Reference
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