n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: drummed ; drum · ming
Date: 1583
intransitive verb
1 : to make a succession of strokes or vibrations that produce sounds like drumbeats
2 : to beat a drum
3 : to throb or sound rhythmically
4 : to stir up interest : SOLICIT
transitive verb
1 : to summon or enlist by or as if by beating a drum <were drummed into service>
2 : to dismiss ignominiously : EXPEL ― usually used with out
3 : to drive or force by steady effort or reiteration < drummed the speech into her head>
4 a : to strike or tap repeatedly b : to produce (rhythmic sounds) by such action