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
Knock and drum are semantically related. in tap topic. In some cases you can use "Knock" instead the word "Drum" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar drum | similar knock |
| short | short drum | short knock |
| simple | simple drum | simple knock |
| small | small drum | small knock |
| Other adjectives: actual, big, huge, bad, double. | ||
Common collocations
| bit | drum bit | knock bit |
Both words in one sentence
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Then she pushes him back, kissing him as they knock over lamps, send all the drum sets flying, and otherwise cause a huge mess and quite a bit of noise.
Source: Destructo-Nookie -
Near the beginning of the film, the professors note that a large drum over the entrance to the music hall vibrates and falls down when they play the tune, and later they attempt to use the song to get the drum to fall again to knock out one of the goons, but switch to Flying Home when that fails.
Source: Film / A Song Is Born -
It ends in a tie when both of them knock over their drum sets.
Source: Series / The Muppets
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