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| drumming | |
| 1. n. The act of beating a drum. |  |
| 2. n. A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten. | |
| 3. n. In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder. | |
| drum | |
| 1. n. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. | |
| 2. n. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. | |
| 3. n. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. | |
| The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. | |
| 5. n. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola | |
| 6. n. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar | |
| 7. n. A drumfish. | |
| 8. n. (slang) A person's home. | |
| 9. n. (AU slang) A tip, a piece of information. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To beat a drum. | |
| 11. v. To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. | |
| The ruffed grouse drums with his wings. | |
| 12. v. To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. | |
| He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head. | |
| 13. v. To throb, as the heart. | |
| 14. v. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for. | |
| 15. n. A small hill or ridge of hills. | |
