Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drumlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drum-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape

Example Sentences

"The next ambient effect came with the drumlike, thudding heels of a toddler in the audience, who drew close to his mother when the tongue wagging started."

Etymology

Etymology tree English drum Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English drumlike From drum + -like.

Inflected Forms

more drumlike (comparative) most drumlike (superlative)

Questions

What does drumlike mean?: Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape
Where does drumlike come from?: Etymology tree English drum Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English drumlike From drum + -like.

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