verb
- past tense of paradiddle; played or performed a paradiddle (a drum rudiment consisting of a specific sticking pattern)
Usage: music, drumming
Examples
- The drummer paradiddled across the snare drum during the solo.
- She paradiddled smoothly through the entire passage without missing a beat.
- He paradiddled the rhythm to warm up before the performance.
- The marching band's snare line paradiddled in perfect unison.
- During practice, the student paradiddled the exercise repeatedly to build muscle memory.