Drum

/ˈdɹʌm/

Synonyms for "drum" (200 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(8 words)

barrel membranophone beat bongobrake drumcalabashes cask congas

barrage barrel beatbeat a rufflebeat a tattoobeat the drumbeat timebeating bolebongo drumcackle call canvass carol cask caw chatter cheep chirk chirp

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chirr chirrup chitter chuck clack cluckcock-a-doodle-doocolumn conga

Verb(3 words)

beat bonebone up

Strong matches (60)

coo countcount the beatscroak cronk crow cuckoo cylinder cylindroid din ding drizzledrum musicdrumbeat drumfire drumhead drumming drumskin drumstick fall

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fish flutter gabble gagglego pitapatgobble guggle hammer honk hoo hootjazz stickkeep timekettle kettledrum membranophone mizzle palpitate palpitation pant paradiddle patter peep

Verb(5 words)

cramget upgrind awaymug uppattered

Noun(12 words)

daba dhak drumfish drumsear drumgenerate likuta macambametal drummobilize mokulu patter

Related words (100)

pelt pillar pip pipe pitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplay drumpound pounding pourpour with rainprecipitate pulsate pulsation pulse quack rainrain tadpolesrat-a-tat

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rat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplan rattattoo roll roller rouleaurub-a-dubruff ruffle scold showershower downside drumsing snaresnare drumsound a tattoospatter spit splatter splutter sprinkle sputter squawk staccato stream tabor taboret tabret tam-tam tambourine tap tat-tat tattootenor drumthrob throbbing thrum thump thumping tick ticktock timbrel timpanitom tomtom-tom trill troll-drum trunk tube tweet twit twittertymp sticktympan tympanon tympanumwar drumwarble weep whistle

Noun(15 words)

percussion instrumentpound rap reel reels rollers solicit strike tambac tambour tami tap tympantympanic membranewindlass

Verb(3 words)

swotswot upthrum

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More general

19 entries

anatomical structurecontainer cylinder gohit the booksmembranemusical instrumentpercussionpercussion instrumentpercussive instrumentplay procure promote sciaenidsciaenid fishsound

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More specific

11 entries

bass drumdrumbeat drumrollfinger tappinglead generationoil drumplastic drumpromotion drivesnare drumtable tappingtom-tom

Collocations

10 entries

drum circledrum kitdrum patterndrum setdrum solodrumbeatdrumming techniquedrumrolloil drumsnare drum

Inflections

3 entries

drummed drumming drums

Derivations

6 entries

drumbeat drumhead drummer drumming drumroll drumstick

similar

2 entries

beat cram

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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Meg is beating a drum.

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Tom has been beating the drum for the project.

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Jim likes to play the drum.

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A boy was beating the drum.

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