drum
/ˈdɹʌm/ verb C2- To beat a drum.
- To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. · The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
- To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. · He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.
- To throb, as the heart.
- To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
- Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.
He/she/it drums · Past drummed · Past participle drummed · -ing form drumming
Verb forms
- Base form
- drum
- He/she/it
- drums
- Past
- drummed
- Past participle
- drummed
- -ing form
- drumming
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair after his whimsical protest, and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist.
Johnnie beats the drum.
Now my little heart goes a-beating like a drum,
He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.
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