All 4 Uses of
staccato
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Dr. Ferris leaned toward Dr. Stadler-through the staccato hoof beats of the announcer's voice galloping across the continent with a description of the new invention-and said in the tone of a casual remark, "It is vitally important that there be no criticism of the Project in the country at this precarious time," then added semi-accidentally, as a semi-joke, "that there be no criticism of anything at any time."†
Chpt 3.3
- "Motive power?" the man was saying in a voice that had a brusque, staccato snap and a slurred, nasal drawl, together.†
Chpt 3.3 *
- "It was an accident," said a young man with a staccato voice and an odor of public payroll.†
Chpt 3.5
- After a moment, he spoke up in a staccato voice.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
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(staccato as in: played it staccato) in music, the separating notes by cutting them short and crisp
or:
sounds that are short and crisp