Drumming is the sound or feeling of continuous beating.
He pointed up to the roof, through which the steady drumming of rain could be heard. [+ of]
His mouth was dry and he felt a drumming in his temples.
Synonyms: pounding, beating, thump, thumping More Synonyms of drumming
drumming in British English
(ˈdrʌmɪŋ)
noun
1. music
the action and sound of playing the drums
The first thing to learn about drumming is to keep a steady beat.
His drumming is constantly inventive.
the sound of drumming
2.
the sound of continuous beating
The drumming of the fingers became heavier.
He pointed up to the roof, through which the steady drumming of rain could be heard.
3.
the feeling of continuous beating
His mouth was dry and he felt a drumming in his temples.
Examples of 'drumming' in a sentence
drumming
The result of all the chanting and drumming and hysteria was fear.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
The drumming also gives a signal that we do things differently from other firms.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is something he is drumming into his players and before the recent blip it looked like he was getting through.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
drumming
British English: drumming NOUN
Drumming is the action of playing the drums.
American English: drumming
Brazilian Portuguese: tocar bateria
Chinese: 打鼓
European Spanish: tocar la batería
French: tambours
German: Trommeln
Italian: il suonare la batteria
Japanese: ドラムの演奏
Korean: 드럼 연주
European Portuguese: tocar bateria
Latin American Spanish: tocar la batería
All related terms of 'drumming'
drum
A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame . You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands .
drumfish
a percussion instrument sounded by striking a membrane stretched across the opening of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere
drum up
If you drum up support or business, you try to get it.
drum into
If you drum something into someone, you keep saying it to them until they understand it or remember it.
drum out
If someone is drummed out of an organization such as the armed forces or a club, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have done something wrong .
(noun)
He felt a drumming in his temples.
Synonyms
pounding
beating
High in the stands there came the beating of a drum.
thump
thumping
throb
The bruise on his stomach ached with a steady throb.
throbbing
vibration
They heard a distant low vibration in the distance.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of beating
High in the stands there came the beating of a drum.
Synonyms
throb,
pounding,
pumping,
pulse,
thumping,
vibration,
pulsating,
palpitation,
pulsation
in the sense of throb
Definition
the act or sensation of throbbing
The bruise on his stomach ached with a steady throb.
Synonyms
pulse,
pounding,
beat,
thump,
thumping,
pulsating,
palpitation
in the sense of vibration
Definition
a vibrating
They heard a distant low vibration in the distance.