drumming

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drum·ming /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  1. APMCwhen you play a drum, or the sound of a drum being played 击鼓；鼓声2  the sound of something hitting a surface again and again 反复撞击的声音 the drumming of the horses’ hooves 马蹄的嘚嘚声

Examples from the Corpus

drumming• The smoke-filled room was invaded by sexy, sensual snarls of guitars and harmonicas and a fantastic drumming beat throughout.• Far more wearing for the community at large was the incessant drumming which emanated from the jail-house.• A snipe's drumming is one of the nicest of early year sounds.• As the drumming built to a crescendo, the coffin lid snapped open, scattering coins into the dust.• The sudden cessation of the drumming was, peculiarly, more unnerving than its presence.• While the mist rippled around them, the drumming began all around once more.• The drumming goes on within, in time to the flute.• The drumming of hoofs was loud in their ears as Molly wriggled through on her stomach.

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drumming
drum‧ming /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
1. when you play a drum, or the sound of a drum being played
2. the sound of something hitting a surface again and again:
    the drumming of the horses’ hooves

drum·mingBrE /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] the act of playing a drum; the sound of a drum being played 击鼓；鼓声a continuous sound or feeling like the beats of a drum 击鼓似的咚咚声；似击鼓一样连续不停的感觉◆the steady drumming of the rain on the tin roof雨点打在铁皮屋顶上发出的有节奏的嗒嗒声