Synonyms of drumming

drumming

verb

present participle of drum

as in tapping

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tapping
• banging
• pounding
• rapping
• clapping
• beating
• patting
• hitting
• batting
• knocking
• slamming
• thumping
• clicking
• hammering
• smacking
• bopping
• thudding
• whacking
• clattering
• bashing
• thwacking
• swatting
• flicking
• pinging
• striking
• socking
• clinking
• walloping
• pasting
• chinking
• tipping
• bonking
• pitter-pattering
• chucking
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drumming

On the island, Heiva i Tahiti has been celebrated every July since, with traditional dance, drumming, singing and sports, such as javelin throwing and canoe races. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

From sacred chants and tribal drumming to protest songs, stadium anthems and dance floors, music has long brought people together through sound, ritual and meaning. — Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

This three-day festival will feature African dance workshops, drumming lessons, a cultural marketplace and food vendors at East Point City Annex. — Kayla Rivera, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Limitation has always been their jam — from the three-color palette to the two-person format, from Meg White’s satisfying-n’-simple drumming to Jack White‘s insistence on cheap plastic guitars. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

At the track’s apex Korten explodes in and out of dissonant broken chords against Mark Shim’s angular saxophone lines, an unexpected development that sneaks up on you thanks to Sorey’s sticky, slowly evolving drumming. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

The San Jose Police Emerald Society Pipe and Drum band will be piping and drumming at Willow Glen Town Square on Lincoln Avenue, and a pop-up choir will be roaming VTA light-rail trains and stations throughout the day. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

And drumming — so much drumming. — Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Han starts drumming on the table with his empty cup. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026