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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drumming

/ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
drum-ming
IPA
/ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of beating a drum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of drum

Usage

Inflected Forms

drummings (plural)

Derived Forms

drummingly

Phrases

air-drumming

Rhymes With

coming becoming forthcoming plumbing humming cumming summing numbing succumbing unbecoming strumming dumbing

Questions

How do you pronounce drumming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/.
What does drumming mean?
The act of beating a drum.

How to pronounce drumming

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