Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

march to a different drummer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
march -to a d-if-fer-en-t -drum-mer
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

marches to a different drummer (present, singular) marching to a different drummer (participle, present) marched to a different drummer (participle, past) marched to a different drummer (past)

Questions

What does march to a different drummer mean?
Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum.

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