- 1[intransitive] to play a drum
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] drum (something) on something to make a sound by hitting a surface again and again Impatiently, he drummed his fingers on the table. Idioms
drum
verbNAmE//drʌm//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they drum he / she / it drums
past simple drummed
-ing form drumming
= drum something into somebody Phrasal Verbsdrum intodrum outdrum up
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