as in to tap
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drum
Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The younger Paul learned about recording in his father’s home studio in Mahwah and played drums in his touring band from 1959 to 1969.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Noun
The studio owner, Gary Young, volunteered to play drums for them.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The younger Paul learned about recording in his father’s home studio in Mahwah and played drums in his touring band from 1959 to 1969.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
Rain was still drumming away on the glass dome overhead.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
Noun
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This 15% alcohol wine ages 12 months in large wooden barrels and seven months in bottles.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Like Balcones, the whiskey was aged in two different locations: half in Bardstown, half back in Blanco, all of it in full-size 53-gallon barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Toby Huss has been tapped to voice the conspiracy-minded Dale Gribble in ‘King of the Hill’s upcoming Season 14 revival.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Writer, filmmaker and curator Ducharme, who hails from the Métis community of St. Ambroise on Treaty 1 Territory, has tapped into his own experiences for the screenplay.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The Can Manufacturers Institute, a trade group for the industry, said domestic can makers import almost 80% of tin mill steel due to the cut in domestic production of that type of steel.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Every phone screen has a super-thin layer of a material called indium tin oxide.—
Terence Musho,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
Verb
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There's no point in banging your head against the wall.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Even after being handcuffed, the passenger continued to behave aggressively, repeatedly banging her head against the bus window.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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