drumming

Meanings

Plural: drummings

Noun

• the act of playing drums
  • "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
• The act of beating a drum.
• A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.
• In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.

Verb

• make a rhythmic sound
• play a percussion instrument
• study intensively, as before an exam
• present participle and gerund of drum

Synonyms

beat, bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, thrum