drumming

see definition of drum--up

verbbeat, tap a beat

Word Origin & History

1540s, probably from Middle Dutch tromme "drum," common Germanic (cf. German Trommel, Danish tromme, Swedish trumma), probably of imitative origin. Not common before 1570s. Slightly older, and more common at first, was drumslade, apparently from Dutch or Low German trommelslag. Machinery sense attested from 1740, from similarity of shape.

Example Sentences for drumming

The provincial captains are drumming up for soldiers, in every newspaper.

My companion paused, drumming on the leather covering of his chair.

Her whole attention was concentrated on 231 those rattling, drumming hoofs.

Captain Lote lapsed into silence, drumming the desk with his big fingers.

And all the time he was drumming with his fingers on the table and smiling.

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Synonyms for drumming

verb beat, tap a beat

strum
boom
pulsate
rap
reverberate
roar
tattoo
throb
thrum
thunder

More words related to drumming

noise

noun. sound that is loud or not harmonious

babble
babel
bang
bedlam
bellow
bewailing
blare
blast
boisterousness
boom
buzz
cacophony
caterwauling
clamor
clang
clatter
commotion
crash
cry
detonation
din
discord
disquiet
disquietude
drumming
eruption
explosion
fanfare
fireworks
fracas
fuss
hoo-ha
hubbub
hullabaloo
jangle
lamentation
outcry
pandemonium
peal
racket
ring
roar
row
shot
shouting
sonance
squawk
stridency
talk
thud
tumult
turbulence
uproar
uproariousness
yelling
yelp

noises