percussive

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This results in percussive sounds of body parts clapping against one another and the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

On his own website, Zayn describes konnakol as "the act of creating percussive sounds with one's voice".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He arrived in New York City in the early 1960s, and by the age of 20 drew attention to his plays, a riot of percussive energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Listen to his tightly harmonized vocals in “Send It On” or to the gorgeously murky electric piano in “One Mo’Gin” or to the knotty percussive crosstalk in “Sugah Daddy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

The endless percussive symphony makes my brain want to slide out through my ears and run away—and I realize that must be how it happens!

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman