as in tapping
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drumming
The scene ends with Lindo breaking into a guttural humming and drumming, expressing pain that transcends words.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Arnold handled drumming duties as well as singing in the early incarnation of the post-grunge band.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The group was founded in 2014 by La Jolla Country Day School music teacher Chad Przymus, blending traditional drumming with global and contemporary influences.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Sly Dunbar, whose drumming with bassist Robbie Shakespeare made for an all-but-unrivaled reggae rhythm section utilized by such greats as Bob Marley, Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger, has died.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s an abundance of intricate riffs, hypnotic solo passages and wickedly tight drumming to be found on this LP.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
DeJesus is the daughter of the halau’s founder, Ruth Nalua Manaois, known as Auntie Nalua, and the halau is a family enterprise – deJesus’ son Noah also teaches drumming at the halau.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
After leaving the group, Morris continued drumming, directed several short films and pursued painting and drawing.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2026
His bandmates, naturally, summon apocalyptic cacophonies of gut-rattling guitar-riff fuselage and pummeling drumming.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Arnold handled drumming duties as well as singing in the early incarnation of the post-grunge band.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The group was founded in 2014 by La Jolla Country Day School music teacher Chad Przymus, blending traditional drumming with global and contemporary influences.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Sly Dunbar, whose drumming with bassist Robbie Shakespeare made for an all-but-unrivaled reggae rhythm section utilized by such greats as Bob Marley, Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger, has died.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s an abundance of intricate riffs, hypnotic solo passages and wickedly tight drumming to be found on this LP.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
DeJesus is the daughter of the halau’s founder, Ruth Nalua Manaois, known as Auntie Nalua, and the halau is a family enterprise – deJesus’ son Noah also teaches drumming at the halau.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
After leaving the group, Morris continued drumming, directed several short films and pursued painting and drawing.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2026
His bandmates, naturally, summon apocalyptic cacophonies of gut-rattling guitar-riff fuselage and pummeling drumming.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumming
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This restaurant, as well as the others, serve lunch and dinner, too, tapping into local seafood like lobster and red snapper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Lipa has partnered with Lorenzo Posocco for years, tapping the style visionary to help imagine her aesthetic, on and off the stage.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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My ten-year-old granddaughter was marching and banging her little saucepan with a salad spoon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Online posts questioning the city’s account continued into the week, and protesters have kept returning to the Hyatt, banging pots and chanting in subfreezing temperatures.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Drumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumming. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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