pizzicato

adv

1. (not-comparable)To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow.

noun

1. A note that is played pizzicato

   “The music is weaving / Haunting notes, pizzicato strings”

   ““Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.”