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DRUMMING Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word drumming. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word drumming. (close relations)
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beating
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

clashing
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• sharply and harshly discordant

hammering
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

pounding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• repeated heavy blows

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

rattling
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

adverb

• used to give emphasis

adjective satellite

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• quick and energetic

striking
adjectiveadj
noun

• the physical coming together of two or more things

• the act of contacting one thing with another

adjective satellite

• sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

tapping
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the sound of light blow or knock

thudding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

thumping
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

adjective satellite

• (used informally) very large

clattering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

verb

• make a rattling sound

flailing
verbv
noun

• an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

verb

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• move like a flail; thresh about

pummeling
verb, nounv, n
verb

• To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.

noun

• A beating.

barrel
nounn
noun

• a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

• a cylindrical container that holds liquids

• a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

• the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

• any of various units of capacity

verb

• put in barrels

beat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

adjective satellite

• very tired

verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

cram
verbv
verb

• crowd or pack to capacity

• put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

• study intensively, as before an exam

• prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

drumfish
nounn
noun

• small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

membranophone
nounn
noun

• a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

swot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

verb

• study intensively, as before an exam

thrum
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thrumming sound

verb

• sound with a monotonous hum

• sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

• make a rhythmic sound

tympan
nounn
noun

• a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Best Hypernyms For DRUMMING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for drumming, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
cylinder sound go play sciaenid study vessel
Phrases (4)
hit the bookspercussion instrumentpercussive instrumentsciaenid fish

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