'drum' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'drum' with 6 example sentences.
- drum noun
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: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
: the sound of a drum
: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
: a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
: a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
- drum verb
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: make a rhythmic sound
: play a percussion instrument
: study intensively, as before an exam
How long have you been playing the drums?
She can play the drum.
I couldn't afford to get you a new drum.
It's as tight as a drum.
The musician beat his drums loudly.
A cat was sleeping in the bass drum.