noun🔗ShareAny musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives."All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?"musicentertainmentutensilsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone."The children were xylophoning happy tunes during their music class. "musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone."The shopping cart xylophoned across the bumpy parking lot, making a loud, rhythmic clatter. "musicsoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
