- rhythm
- nounADJECTIVE▪ fast, slow▪ constant, good, perfect, regular, steady▪
the steady rhythm of his heartbeat
▪ abnormal, irregular, staccato▪ complex, intricate▪ syncopated▪ strong▪ easy▪Cleaning up the house in the morning fell into an easy rhythm.
▪ natural, normal▪part of the natural rhythm of life
▪ driving, insistent, pounding, pulsating▪ African, dance, Latin, reggae, samba, etc.▪ biological, body, circadian▪My body rhythms had not yet adapted to the ten-hour time difference.
▪ cardiac, heart▪ daily▪changes to our daily rhythms
▪ hypnoticVERB + RHYTHM▪ develop, fall into, get into, settle into▪She soon settled into a regular rhythm.
▪ have▪ lack▪ create, make▪Her feet made a steady rhythm as she walked.
▪ find, get▪Williams is having trouble finding her rhythm on the serve.
▪ follow▪The movie follows the rhythms of a year on the farm.
▪ keep, maintain▪ break, disrupt▪Try to disrupt your opponent's rhythm.
▪ lose▪ beat, beat out, clap, tap out▪Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.
▪ clap to▪Clap to the rhythm of th music.
RHYTHM + NOUN▪ section▪the band's rhythm section
PREPOSITION▪ in (a) rhythm▪He was snapping his fingers in rhythm.
▪ to a/the rhythm▪I found myself swaying to the rhythm of the music.
▪ with a/the rhythm▪I like music with a good rhythm.
▪ rhythm in▪There's rhythm in her movements.
PHRASES▪ a lack of rhythm▪ a sense of rhythm
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
