Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talking drum

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: talk-ing -drum
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.

Example Sentences

"Two men, bowed over, were beating a tune on hourglass-shaped talking drums."

Inflected Forms

talking drums (plural)

Phrases

talking drummer

Frequently Paired Words

ntamani

Questions

What does talking drum mean?: Any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.

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