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Drum

Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /'drʌm/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

Singular
drum

Plural
drums

(countable) (music) A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music.
My cousin plays drums.
(countable) A drum is kind of big barrel.
They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.

Verb

Plain form
drum

Third-person singular
drums

Past tense
drummed

Past participle
drummed

Present participle
drumming

If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums.
I saw him drumming with the band.
If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum.
Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers.

Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)

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 {{wikipedia}}
-===Pronunciation===
+=== Pronunciation ===
-* {{IPA|/'dɹʌm/}}
+* {{IPA|/'drʌm/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-drum.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-==Noun==
+== Noun ==
 {{noun}}
 [[File:Bass drum.ogg|right]]
 [[File:Tom drum 8 inch.ogg|right]]
 [[File:Snare drum unmuffled.ogg|right]]
-# A '''drum''' is a [[musical instrument]] with a [[skin]] that you [[hit]] to make [[music]].
+# {{countable}} {{musical instrument}} A '''drum''' is a [[musical instrument]] with a [[skin]] that you [[hit]] to make [[music]].
 #: ''My cousin plays '''drums'''.''
-# A '''drum''' is kind of big [[barrel]].
+# {{countable}} A '''drum''' is kind of big [[barrel]].
 #: ''They were keeping [[garbage]] in an old oil '''drum'''.''
 <gallery>
-Image:Caisse claire.jpg
+File:Caisse claire.jpg
-Image:Wooden darbouka.jpg
+File:Wooden darbouka.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Verb==
+== Verb ==
 {{verb|drum|m}}
 # If you are '''drumming''' you are making music with a drum or drums.
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 #: ''Sometimes I '''drum''' my fingers on my desk.'' (same meaning as above)
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