Drumming

Drumming

Drumming may refer to:

  • the act of playing the drums or other percussion instruments
  • Drumming, a musical composition written by Steve Reich in 1971 for percussion ensemble
  • Drumming (snipe), mechanical sound produced by snipe in the course of aerial courtship displays
  • the rapid, repetitive series of strikes of a woodpecker's bill on a tree or other substrate to establish territory or attract a mate
  • a mating display of animals such as birds, often in connection with a lek (mating arena)

Drumming might also refer to:

  • Drumming out, an informal military ceremony to dishonorably discharge soldiers.

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  • Drumming — Drum ming, n. The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum; also, the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring, by beating his wings upon his sides. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drumming — [[t]drʌ̱mɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Drumming is the action of playing the drums. 2) N UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N of n Drumming is the sound or feeling of continuous beating. He pointed up to the roof, through which the steady drumming of rain could be… …   English dictionary

  • Drumming — Drum Drum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drumming}.] 1. To beat a drum with sticks; to beat or play a tune on a drum. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drumming — drum|ming [ drʌmıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) the sound of something continuously hitting a surface: The only sound was the drumming of the rain on the roof. 2. ) the action or sound of playing drums: Drumming could be heard as the procession began …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Drumming — Vorlage:Infobox Musikinstrument/Wartung/Parameter Tonumfang fehlt Schlagzeug engl.: drum set, ital.: batteria, fran.: batterie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • drumming — drum|ming [ˈdrʌmıŋ] n [U] 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • drumming — UK [ˈdrʌmɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) music the action or sound of playing drums Drumming could be heard as the procession began. 2) the sound of something continuously hitting a surface …   English dictionary

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  • Drumming Song — Single by Florence + the Machine from the album Lungs B side …   Wikipedia

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