Explore Shawm through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like oboe or hautbois. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shawm meaning
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Using Shawm
- The main meaning on this page is: A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
- Useful related words include: oboe, hautboy, hautbois.
- In the example corpus, shawm often appears in combinations such as: and shawm, the shawm.
Context around Shawm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shawm
- In this selection, "shawm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, players, circles and michaels stand out and add context to how "shawm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include davul and shawm players would and drum and shawm circles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shawm" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shawm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shawm technique underwent a dramatic improvement in the middle of the 14th century. (13 words)
They had a recap of the great Shawm Michaels – Undertaker confrontation from last week. (14 words)
Parades led by Western-type brass bands are common, often competing in volume with a shawm/chuigushou band. (18 words)
To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose. (27 words)
Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing. (24 words)
In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles.
They had a recap of the great Shawm Michaels – Undertaker confrontation from last week.
Parades led by Western-type brass bands are common, often competing in volume with a shawm/chuigushou band.
Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing.
Shawm technique underwent a dramatic improvement in the middle of the 14th century.
To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose.
Common combinations with shawm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: