Drumming

/ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/

Synonyms for "drumming" (131 found)

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Closest matches (27)

arrhythmia bang barrage bash bat beat beating belt biff blinding blow bonkcat-and-doggishchop clicking clip clout clump crack cut

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dash dig dint drippy

Noun(3 words)

banging beat cadence

Strong matches (39)

driving drizzling drizzly drub drubbing drumdrum musicdrumbeat drumfire flutter fluttering fusillade heartbeat heartthrob hit jab knock lick misty misty-moisty

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mizzly palpitant palpitation paradiddle patter pelt pelting pitapatpitter patterpitter-patter plunk pluvial

Noun(7 words)

drum performancedrum playingdrumbeat pattering patters percussion percussive

Related words (65)

pluviose pluvious poke pound pounding pouring pulsation pulse punch rainy raprat-a-tatrat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplan rattattoo rhythm rollrub-a-dubruff

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Noun(9 words)

pound pulsing rhythm rhythmic rumble strike tap throbbing thudding

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More general

8 entries

figurative expressionmusicmusical activitymusical descriptormusical termpercussion soundsound production

More specific

16 entries

beat patternbody drummingdense drummingdrum solodrumming on surfacesdrumrollhand drummingjazz drummingmetaphorical drummingmilitary drummingparade drummingpolyrhythmic drummingrock drummingsnare drummingsparse drummingtribal drumming

Collocations

12 entries

drumming circledrumming patterndrumming rhythmdrumming sectiondrumming sounddrumming techniquedrumming tempohand drummingmilitary drummingparade drummingrapid drummingtribal drumming

Inflections

4 entries

drummed drumsmore drummingmost drumming

Derivations

4 entries

drum drumbeat drumlike drummer

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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I can hear her drumming from five stories below!

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The drumming of his fingers was thunderous to Alicia's sensitive ears.

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Tom stopped drumming.

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Stop drumming on the desk!

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