Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to drum sth into sb
Participle: drummed sth into sb
Gerund: drumming sth into sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | drum sth into sb |
| you | drum sth into sb |
| he;she;it | drums sth into sb |
| we | drum sth into sb |
| you | drum sth into sb |
| they | drum sth into sb |
Perfect
| I | have drummed sth into sb |
| you | have drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | has drummed sth into sb |
| we | have drummed sth into sb |
| you | have drummed sth into sb |
| they | have drummed sth into sb |
Past
| I | drummed sth into sb |
| you | drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | drummed sth into sb |
| we | drummed sth into sb |
| you | drummed sth into sb |
| they | drummed sth into sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed sth into sb |
| you | had drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | had drummed sth into sb |
| we | had drummed sth into sb |
| you | had drummed sth into sb |
| they | had drummed sth into sb |
Future
| I | will drum sth into sb |
| you | will drum sth into sb |
| he;she;it | will drum sth into sb |
| we | will drum sth into sb |
| you | will drum sth into sb |
| they | will drum sth into sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have drummed sth into sb |
| you | will have drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | will have drummed sth into sb |
| we | will have drummed sth into sb |
| you | will have drummed sth into sb |
| they | will have drummed sth into sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | drum sth into sb |
| you | drum sth into sb |
| he;she;it | drum sth into sb |
| we | drum sth into sb |
| you | drum sth into sb |
| they | drum sth into sb |
Perfect
| I | have drummed sth into sb |
| you | have drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | have drummed sth into sb |
| we | have drummed sth into sb |
| you | have drummed sth into sb |
| they | have drummed sth into sb |
Imperfect
| I | drummed sth into sb |
| you | drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | drummed sth into sb |
| we | drummed sth into sb |
| you | drummed sth into sb |
| they | drummed sth into sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed sth into sb |
| you | had drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | had drummed sth into sb |
| we | had drummed sth into sb |
| you | had drummed sth into sb |
| they | had drummed sth into sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would drum sth into sb |
| you | would drum sth into sb |
| he;she;it | would drum sth into sb |
| we | would drum sth into sb |
| you | would drum sth into sb |
| they | would drum sth into sb |
Perfect
| I | would have drummed sth into sb |
| you | would have drummed sth into sb |
| he;she;it | would have drummed sth into sb |
| we | would have drummed sth into sb |
| you | would have drummed sth into sb |
| they | would have drummed sth into sb |
Imperative
| you | drum sth into sb |
| we | Let's drum sth into sb |
| you | drum sth into sb |
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:]