as in to tap
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drum
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The 77-year-old began to breathe heavily and sat in front of the drums to recover.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Riazat Butt The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The rope drum pendant lamp is from Bone Simple Design, and the drapery fabric is Tapestry Flower in Vintage Green, by Designers Guild from Osborne & Little.
—Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The broiling drums will always urge us onwards, and Blanche will always be caught somewhere in the half-light, trapped in a different dance under a paper moon.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The 77-year-old began to breathe heavily and sat in front of the drums to recover.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
There was a festive mood in Peshawar, with PTI members dancing, drumming and holding up pictures of Khan as cars set off for Islamabad.
—Riazat Butt The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The rope drum pendant lamp is from Bone Simple Design, and the drapery fabric is Tapestry Flower in Vintage Green, by Designers Guild from Osborne & Little.
—Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
Noun
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Still, those current production levels have been achieved during a period when domestic U.S. oil prices have hovered in the range of $70 per barrel or higher.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Style them with a swimsuit, linen pants, or barrel jeans for a carefree, just-threw-this-on look.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the past, Zauner had solely tapped people who had self-produced their own work or their friends’ bands for her albums.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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To challenge, a batter, pitcher or catcher must simply tap their head after a call is made.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Renovated in 2010, the building’s ground floor contains 2,100 square feet of retail space with tin ceilings and massive display windows to showcase your specialty-coffee selection or organic apples.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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Add ice, seal tins, and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But Isaiah Jackson’s runner in the lane banged off the back iron and the Red Raiders were on the go.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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But for those banging the drum to get Tad out to pasture, remember: The grass isn’t always greener.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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