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accordion

noun as in musical instrument

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Example Sentences

Some operate like bellows, creating an accordion-like sound as they aspirate.

He had skinny legs and bloated ribs fanning from his torso like an accordion strapped to his chest.

The questions presented by the lower folds in the accordion are economic and social.

We live in an accordion economy, as I'm not the first to say.

A straight-faced clown in severe white makeup begins picking out a tune on an accordion as more people trickle in to watch.

A sailor, who had brought an accordion with him, was playing "While the North Sea roars," and other popular airs.

The proprietor, being angry, rescued the accordion roughly; whereupon Anne pouted and cast appealing glances on her friends.

However, Muriel in her salmon-coloured, accordion-pleated frock bowled Michael off his superior pedestal.

It seemed to have been pleated and shoved together like an accordion.

Poor Mr. Nicholson had bought an accordion, which he amused himself in the long evenings with playing.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to accordion, such as: concertina, groanbox, melodeon, squeezebox, stomach steinway, and windbox.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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