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drum

/ˈdɹʌm/ verbe C2
  1. To beat a drum. (intransitive)
  2. To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. · The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
  3. To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. (transitive) · He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.
  4. To throb, as the heart.
  5. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
  6. Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.

He/she/it drums · Prétérit drummed · Participe passé drummed · Forme en -ing drumming

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Dans la bibliothèque

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.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 34 · C1
Johnnie beats the drum.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 6 · C1
Now my little heart goes a-beating like a drum,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 72 · B2

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