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
Hammer is a synonym for drum in instil topic. In some cases you can use "Hammer" instead the word "Drum" as a verb or a noun.
Hammer
Hammer verb - To shape with a hammer.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long drum | long hammer |
| similar | similar drum | similar hammer |
| short | short drum | short hammer |
| heavy | heavy drum | heavy hammer |
| Other adjectives: left-handed, small, actual, massive, large, big, huge, twin, double, external, giant, oversized. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Visual Gag: Following a surreal journey inside his own severed ear, Van Gogh encounters a puzzle involving a hammer, a drum, an anvil, a stirrup, and cochlea: all structures found inside the ear.
Source: Video Game / Cube Escape - As you come closer to victory, the 25m music gains an upbeat drum beat, adds a melody and then becomes the hammer theme from the same game.
Source: Near Victory Fanfare -
As you come closer to victory, the 25m music gains an upbeat drum beat, adds a melody, and then becomes the hammer theme from the same game.
Source: Videogame / Tetris
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Hammer and Drum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drum/hammer
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