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
Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
As a Beatle, Starr drummed for the best selling act in the history of recorded music.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
In practice, though, OHI has simply marched to the beat of its own drum—a good thing, in this case.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
In one cabin, the youngest children learned to drum and perform African dance.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
As a Beatle, Starr drummed for the best selling act in the history of recorded music.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
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The whisky uses three different barrel types in maturation.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Every new bourbon seems to have an intricate backstory that involves important figures in whiskey history, recipes passed down between generations, and claims of being the first to put something in a particular type of barrel.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Democrats quickly and remarkably coalesced around Harris who as vice president could seamlessly tap into Biden’s campaign funds and avoided a contested primary.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Aimone designed the boutique himself and tapped Italian architects and craftspeople to help realize it.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company offers two sizes of burlap gift bags, and the larger of them can hold as many as 16 different spice tins.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thanksgiving Tin Foil Containers: $14.95 (Amazon) Use these festive tins from Amazon to carry your Thanksgiving treats to your holiday parties.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
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All Zemeckis needs to do now is, ironically, convince the studio that has apparently been banging down his door.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Once the doors were closed, various musical instruments, including a guitar and a trumpet, started playing and banging against the cabinet’s walls.Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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