1. The act of playing drums
   "he practised his drumming several hours every day"

1. Make a rhythmic sound
   "Rain drummed against the windscreen"; "He drummed his fingers on the table";
   - beat, thrum
    
2. (music) play a percussion instrument
   "He drummed a steady beat on the snare"
    
3. Emphasize, or make learn or memorize by repetition
   "my trainer drummed it into me that it was all about the numbers"

Derived forms: drummings

Type of: go, percussion, play, sound

Encyclopedia: Drumming