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/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ · noun
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum..
Tambourines are shy birds and do not tame easily.
Rain tambourined on the stately square.
Use tambourine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tambourine means A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Tambourines are shy birds and do not tame easily.
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