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to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drumming
However, Dawson’s drumming career stretches far beyond British Lion.
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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
Coming at a time when British rock was dominated by such legendary bashers as Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, The Who’s Keith Moon and Cream’s Ginger Baker, Petersen’s drumming style was subdued and rarely featured, often buried in the mix.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
The fifth rib is pulled forward during muscle contractions, which creates tension on the drumming cartilage, before the cartilage is released to strike the swim bladder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
This does cut down on a lot of the noise associated with drumming, but, as anyone who lives with a drummer can tell you, not all of it.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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
Coming at a time when British rock was dominated by such legendary bashers as Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, The Who’s Keith Moon and Cream’s Ginger Baker, Petersen’s drumming style was subdued and rarely featured, often buried in the mix.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
The fifth rib is pulled forward during muscle contractions, which creates tension on the drumming cartilage, before the cartilage is released to strike the swim bladder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
This does cut down on a lot of the noise associated with drumming, but, as anyone who lives with a drummer can tell you, not all of it.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Drumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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