[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paradiddle \paradiddle\ n.
   the sound of a drum especially a snare drum beaten rapidly
   and continuously.

   syn: roll, drum roll.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

paradiddle
     n : the sound of a drum especially a snare drum beaten rapidly
         and continuously syn: roll, drum roll
see also:
roll drum roll 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "paradiddle":
   barrage, beat, beating, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire,
   drumming, flutter, palpitation, patter, pitapat, pitter-patter,
   pound, pounding, pulsation, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat,
   rataplan, rattattoo, roll, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, spatter,
   splutter, sputter, staccato, tat-tat, tattoo, throb, throbbing,
   thrum, thumping, tom-tom

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