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How to Pronounce drum?

Correct pronunciation for the word "drum" is [dɹˈʌm], [dɹˈʌm], [d_ɹ_ˈʌ_m].

Definition of drum

  1. To beat or play a tune on a drum; to beat with the flagers, as on a table; to beat, as the heart; to seek to attract and gather, as by going round with a drum.
  2. A martial instrument of music in form of a hollow cylinder and covered at the ends with vellum, which is stretched or slackened at pleasure; a quantity packed in the form of a drum, as a drum of figs; sheet-iron in the shape of a drum to receive heat from a stove-pipe; the tympanum or barrel of the ear; the hollow part of the ear behind the membrane of the tympanum; a short revolving cylinder, generally for the purpose of turning several small wheels by means of straps passing round it; the upright part of a cupola, either above or below a dome; the vase of a Corinthian or composite capital; a large evening party of a somewhat tumultuous description fashionable at one time.
  3. To play on a drum; to expel with beat of drum; to beat up for customers.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Drum?

  • The personal forms of the verb "drum" in the present tense are:

  • - I drum

  • - You drum

  • - He/She/It drums

  • - We drum

  • - You drum

  • - They drum
  • What is the past tense of Drum?

  • The personal forms of the verb "drum" in past tense are:

  • 1st person singular: drummed

  • 2nd person singular: drummed

  • 3rd person singular: drummed

  • 1st person plural: drummed

  • 2nd person plural: drummed

  • 3rd person plural: drummed
  • What is the adverb for drum?

    The adverb form of the word "drum" is "drummingly".

    What is the adjective for drum?

    The adjective form of the word "drum" is "drumming".

    Usage over time for drum:

    This graph shows how "drum" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of drum?

    The plural of the "drum" can be the "drums".

    What is the singular form of drum?

    The singular of the "drum" can be the "drum".

    Synonyms for Drum:

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