Synonyms for violin
ˌvaɪ əˈlɪnvi·o·lin

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1. violinnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiddle

2. violinnoun

   A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string. Pitch is set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.

   Synonyms:
   fiddle

3. violinnoun

   A violinist

   The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.

   Synonyms:
   fiddle

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1. violin, fiddlenoun

   bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

   Synonyms:
   fiddle

Matched Categories

1. • Bowed Stringed Instrument

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1. violinnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiddle, KIT

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1. violinnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiddle, kit

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1. List of paraphrases for "violin":

   fiddle, fiddler, violinist, fiddling

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How to say violin in sign language?

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How to use violin in a sentence?

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.

2. Samuel Butler:

   Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

3. Ernesto Reyes:

   There were bombs, teargas and repression, but he kept playing his violin. He did not stop, too bad I wasn't able to speak with him because he was constantly playing.

4. Marco Rubio:

   I don't think it's a real request, i think he did it to get you guys. I think he did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. He plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request.

5. Honore' de Balzac:

   The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.