"drumming" in the noun sense
1. drumming
the act of playing drums
"he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
"drumming" in the verb sense
1. drum, beat, thrum
make a rhythmic sound
"Rain drummed against the windshield"
"The drums beat all night"
2. drum
play a percussion instrument
3. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
study intensively, as before an exam
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
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