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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion..
While Mr. Konitz has some history with Mr. Reid and Mr. Wilson, he was forging a new alliance with Mr. Pérez, who opened the set with a scrap of suggestion. Mr. Reid responded with a pendulumlike line, and Mr. Wilson began tapping his toms and cymbals in a halting pattern.
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Pendulumlike means Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion..
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While Mr. Konitz has some history with Mr. Reid and Mr. Wilson, he was forging a new alliance with Mr. Pérez, who opened the set with a scrap of suggestion. Mr. Reid responded with a pendulumlike line, and Mr. Wilson began tapping his toms and cymbals in a halting pattern.
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