A blow, a stroke, a tap; esp. in tuck of drum.

A beat of a drum; the sound of a drum when beaten. Cf. dub-a-dub, n.

The sound made in beating a drum: used, as n., to name the sound, or the drummer who makes it; and

Touching; beating of a drum.

The action of beating or playing a drum or drums, or of making a noise or movement like the beating of a drum. Also: an instance of this.

A stroke upon a drum, the striking of a drum with the sound produced; the signal given thereby. Sometimes figurative. Cf. drum beat, n. 2a.

the noise made by the parchment of a drum.

A drumming or beating noise; a tattoo.

The noise made by the beating of a drum.

A sound, often repetitive or sustained, resembling that of drumming.

A stroke on a drum; a rhythm or pattern of strokes played on a drum or drums. Also figurative. Cf. beat, n.1 3.

The sound of a regular or monotonous drumbeat; a piece of music, or any sound, that is monotonously regular or repetitive. Cf. tum-tum, n.1 adv.

Rhythmic drumming or beating, or a sound produced by this; a military drum roll; (also) a piece of drumming, a tattoo. Also attributive.

The sound of a tom-tom being struck; a drumming, beating, or knocking sound. Also as int.: representing such a sound.

(also attributive).

Name for a bell; also applied to the sound of a kettle-drum.