- present participle of drum.
drumming
Example Sentences
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But it also endeavored to sound different from previous fantasy media, replacing twee flutes with composer Ramin Djawadi’s deep strings, rhythmic drumming and a theme song that sought to inspire its audience to battle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"Freedom Suite," led by Rollins' confident sax and also notable for Max Roach's drumming, proved controversial enough that a reissue chose another title for the album.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Kpler’s maps have since blanketed television news broadcasts, social-media feeds and traders’ terminals, turning obscure ships into objects of global fascination and drumming up enormous business for the cottage industry that tracks them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The York supporters were still singing, their drummer still drumming.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Miss Love’s fingers went to drumming on the counter.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
