rhythmic
If something is rhythmic, it's repetitive, with a regular beat or pattern. You might drift off to sleep lulled by the rhythmic noise of rain on the roof.
When you think of rhythmic things, you might immediately imagine a jazz drum, but movement can also be rhythmic. In fact, anything or anyone with rhythm can be described this way, including the rhythmic sound of a horse's hooves against the ground or the rhythmic movements of a master martial artist. The Greek root is rhythmos, "measured flow or movement."
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recurring with measured regularity“"the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy”synonyms: rhythmicalregularin accordance with fixed order or procedure or principleAdonichaving a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trocheedanceablesuitable for dancingjazzyresembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)Sapphica meter used by Sappho and named after hersyncopatedstressing a normally weak beatthrobbingpounding or beating strongly or violently
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