as in tapping
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Driven by Tony Williams’ fresh, hard-to-describe, and uncharacteristically powerful drumming, their music was a continual conversation of five brilliant musicians influencing each other’s next musical phrase in a way that had never been done before.
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Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 Jan. 2025
One requirement for anyone who has joined the cast, aside from drumming skills, has been expressive eyes and body language that can fill in for the wordlessness.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Pain in his back and neck and trouble with posture can be traced to years of drumming, Nic said, revealing his father had undergone a major neck surgery.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
However, Dawson’s drumming career stretches far beyond British Lion.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 10-year-old nonprofit holds camps throughout the year at Hunter Community Center in Clawson where kids with a range of abilities can move around through dance, martial arts, drumming and other activities.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
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
Developed by Mojtaba Karbasi, the drumming robot as part of his doctoral thesis at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time, and Motion, University of Oslo.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2024
Petersen’s drumming helped establish the group as an international sensation.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 Jan. 2025
One requirement for anyone who has joined the cast, aside from drumming skills, has been expressive eyes and body language that can fill in for the wordlessness.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Pain in his back and neck and trouble with posture can be traced to years of drumming, Nic said, revealing his father had undergone a major neck surgery.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
However, Dawson’s drumming career stretches far beyond British Lion.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 10-year-old nonprofit holds camps throughout the year at Hunter Community Center in Clawson where kids with a range of abilities can move around through dance, martial arts, drumming and other activities.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
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
Developed by Mojtaba Karbasi, the drumming robot as part of his doctoral thesis at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time, and Motion, University of Oslo.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2024
Petersen’s drumming helped establish the group as an international sensation.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Drumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumming. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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