present participle of drum

The act of beating a drum. / A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.

plural of drumming

simple past tense and past participle of drum

(now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. / (slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.

(intransitive) To beat a drum. / (transitive, intransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. / (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

(informal) A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).

A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. / Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.

(now rare) A small hill or ridge of hills.

plural of drum