Bang
Drum
Drum verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
Usage example: absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Synonyms for Drum
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| musical | musical bang | musical drum |
| long | long bang | long drum |
| similar | similar bang | similar drum |
| loud | loud bang | loud drum |
| Other adjectives: heavy, entire, real, massive, large, huge. | ||
Common collocations
| thanks | bang thanks | drum thanks |
Both words in one sentence
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Prehensile Tail: Mickey uses it to pick up a hammer so he can use it to play a barrel like a drum and bang the trash can at the same time.
- Drumline: The printed music that comes out of a snare drum solo in the middle of the movie has sharps and flats, despite the fact that a snare drum has only one note (roughly, "bang").
Source: Artistic License Music - In the second act, Byron shows the local teens a drum that he claims was the giant's earring, saying that the giant told him to bang on it if ever he needed the help of the giants.
Source: Ambiguous Situation
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