Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to drum
Participle: drummed
Gerund: drumming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | drum |
| you | drum |
| he;she;it | drums |
| we | drum |
| you | drum |
| they | drum |
Perfect
| I | have drummed |
| you | have drummed |
| he;she;it | has drummed |
| we | have drummed |
| you | have drummed |
| they | have drummed |
Past
| I | drummed |
| you | drummed |
| he;she;it | drummed |
| we | drummed |
| you | drummed |
| they | drummed |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed |
| you | had drummed |
| he;she;it | had drummed |
| we | had drummed |
| you | had drummed |
| they | had drummed |
Future
| I | will drum |
| you | will drum |
| he;she;it | will drum |
| we | will drum |
| you | will drum |
| they | will drum |
Future Perfect
| I | will have drummed |
| you | will have drummed |
| he;she;it | will have drummed |
| we | will have drummed |
| you | will have drummed |
| they | will have drummed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | drum |
| you | drum |
| he;she;it | drum |
| we | drum |
| you | drum |
| they | drum |
Perfect
| I | have drummed |
| you | have drummed |
| he;she;it | have drummed |
| we | have drummed |
| you | have drummed |
| they | have drummed |
Imperfect
| I | drummed |
| you | drummed |
| he;she;it | drummed |
| we | drummed |
| you | drummed |
| they | drummed |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed |
| you | had drummed |
| he;she;it | had drummed |
| we | had drummed |
| you | had drummed |
| they | had drummed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would drum |
| you | would drum |
| he;she;it | would drum |
| we | would drum |
| you | would drum |
| they | would drum |
Perfect
| I | would have drummed |
| you | would have drummed |
| he;she;it | would have drummed |
| we | would have drummed |
| you | would have drummed |
| they | would have drummed |
Imperative
| you | drum |
| we | Let's drum |
| you | drum |
Verbs conjugated like 'drum'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'drum'
dram,
drub,
drug,
alum,
arm,
bedrum,
brim,
brut,
brux,
bum,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. Perhaps back-formation from drumslade (“drummer”), from Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (Dutch slag).
2. Or perhaps borrowed directly from a continental Germanic language; compare Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”) et al. Compare also Middle High German trumme, trumbe (“drum”), Old High German trumba (“trumpet”). Compare Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “kettledrum”) whence Modern English timbre.
Verbs referencing "drum"
German, old spelling
trommeln.
Sample Sentences
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The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
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drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair [1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:]
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He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.
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Those long ago memories of gnawing sexuality clashing against drummed in prejudice. [1978 December 9, Pat M. Kuras, “A Splice of Lesbian Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 11:]
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Now, heart, […]thou shalt drum no more. [1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):]
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"There is the snipe drumming also. We shall have it fine!" he added, with an air of conviction. [1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 85:]