paradiddle Syllabification: (par·a·did·dle)Pronunciation: /ˈparəˌdidl/Definition of paradiddle noun Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of four even strokes played in the order left-right-left-left or right-left-right-right. Origin: 1920s: imitativeparadiddle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of paradiddle in the British & World English dictionary