noun
Meaning 1
The act of beating a drum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
drumming
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌmɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: D R AH1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of drum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of playing drums
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he practiced his drumming several hours every day
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Broader terms: percussion
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ewe: ʋuƒoƒo — the act of beating a drum
- Hungarian: dobolás — the act of beating a drum
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