Both Uses of
staccato
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- Suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio, and made staccato signs for them to come in.†
Chpt 2 *
- The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife.†
Chpt 4
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