noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of beating a drum. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of playing drums wordnet
3. 3
   A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of drum form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrhythmiabangbarragebashbatbeat

Example

More examples

"I can hear her drumming from five stories below!"

Related phrases

air-drummingswim bladder

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