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drumming out
noun as in marching orders
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Then she set to singing—drumming out the tune on the screen—the soldier song of '59, Addio, mia bella, addio.
While at Carlisle barracks, I was obliged to take part in a disgraceful scene—the drumming out of two soldiers.
Four hundred planes, each armed with machine guns, dashed into the serried hosts, drumming out volleys of lead.
A halt took place in the quick tattoo which Mr. Gryce's fingers were drumming out on the table-top.
Shaving the head and drumming out of camp is a fearful punishment.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drumming out, such as: boot, bounce, chuck, elbow, gate, and heave-ho.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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