noun🔗ShareXylophoneAny 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?"Tout ce que je sais jouer sur mon xylophone, c'est "Mary avait un petit agneau". Voulez-vous l'entendre ?musicentertainmentutensilsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJouer du xylophoneTo play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone."The children were xylophoning happy tunes during their music class. "Les enfants jouaient des airs joyeux au xylophone pendant leur cours de musique.musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe déplacer au-dessus d'une surface striée de manière à frapper chaque arête, de la même manière qu'on joue rapidement et séquentiellement d'un xylophoneTo 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. "Le chariot de courses a parcouru le parking bosselé en faisant un bruit de cliquetis fort et rythmé, comme un xylophone.musicsoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
