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
arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Bang the drum slowly: Matt Cameron is leaving Pearl Jam after 27 years.
—George Varga, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Sophie Williams, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Les Binks, who spent two years drumming with Judas Priest during the late Seventies, has died.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This was the era of gated reverb, of electronic drums that echoed like cosmic heartbeats, of synthesizers that didn’t aim to sound bigger than real.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Bang the drum slowly: Matt Cameron is leaving Pearl Jam after 27 years.
—George Varga, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Verb
He was introduced to drumming by The Who’s original drummer, Keith Moon, a close family friend who gave him a drum kit for his eighth birthday.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Les Binks, who spent two years drumming with Judas Priest during the late Seventies, has died.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
Noun
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As for the projection figures, the OPEC report forecast that oil demand will average 105 million barrels per day this year.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Instead, use one or more rain barrels in the yard to catch and collect rain.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
Verb
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The perfumes and hand creams are manufactured in the United States, tapping into some of the relationships Christina built in the industry.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Clipse tapped Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Stove God Cooks, and more for their lyrical exhibition.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Go for the classics like hotdogs and burgers, or try less-traditional options like cooking baked potatoes in tin foil or making a big batch of taco meat over the fire and serving up nachos or tacos.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Tea Lemon ginger tea, peppermint tea and hibiscus tea all sell for $12 for a tin of 12 bags, or $1 per bag.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The most recent incident to prompt charges occurred Oct. 13, when Wolf reportedly banged pieces of metal and shouted homophobic insults at the occupants of a neighboring residence.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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Josh yelled while banging the kitchen tools together.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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