squeezebox Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈskwiːz.bɒks]
  • Us [ ˈskwiːz.bɑːks]

Meaning of squeezebox In English

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Examples of squeezebox

  • Although fiddle and singing are popular, it is not uncommon to hear an accordion (often locally referred to as a squeezebox).

  • He won an accordion competition at the age of ten, but soon ditched the squeezebox for rock and roll music.

  • The lyrics use it as a metaphor to describe the experience of discomfort and unease in a social setting, likening it to being a squeezebox.

  • Accompaniment may have been the music of a tin whistle or, from the 19th century, a squeezebox.

  • Making excellent use of strings, tuba, and squeezebox, they set a mood that echoes the movie's warmly idiosyncratic one.

  • Squeezebox is a slang term for accordions and related instruments.

  • The squeezebox and fiddle players normally carry the main burden of the tune, while attractive decorative effects are produced by supporting musicians with less powerful instruments.

  • The instrument needed no tuning and was always ready to play, but the most ingenious thing about the early one-row squeezebox was that you couldn't play it really badly.

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