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
Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The site has served as a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Schellekens shrieks—set to a hurricane of layered guitars and unhinged drumming.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The teams brought 450 drums built to transport nuclear cargo, strong enough to survive a plane crash.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The site has served as a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
There will be three stages of performances, a creative zone with more than 30 arts organizations, a storyteller's den, a joy of drumming tent, an instrument petting zoo, and food from area vendors.
—Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Schellekens shrieks—set to a hurricane of layered guitars and unhinged drumming.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
Noun
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The price of crude oil rose to more than $105 a barrel in early trading today as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz continues to cloud the market's long- and medium-term outlook.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For Spanish-language audiences, ESPN Deportes will tap Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, Ciro Procuna, Sebastián Martinez Christensen and Katia Castorena for complete draft coverage.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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His music has spanned genres and mediums, with the composer filling various roles, but its through line is its sense of the uncanny and Lopatin’s understanding of how warping sonic textures can tap into surreality.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Line a 22 cm (8½ inch) round cake tin with non-stick baking paper.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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For metal containers, like those above, drill drainage holes in the bottoms and three holes in the front of each container, and then use tin snips to cut out triangular openings that are large enough to fit one plant.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the loudness and frequency of cacerolazos—protests where people bang pots—across the island attest to the rage.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jurors then heard sounds of banging and choking and Athena screaming and crying, the Star-Telegram reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Avalanche cleanup crew brought out shovels and buckets to clean up the fragments from the LA bench.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Try to avoid letting water collect in flower pots, buckets, tarps and children’s toys.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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