Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drumming

1 sense of drumming

Sense 1
drumming -- (the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day")
       => percussion -- (the act of playing a percussion instrument)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drum

3 senses of drum

Sense 1
drum, beat, thrum -- (make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
drum -- (play a percussion instrument)
       => play -- (perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?")

Sense 3
cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone -- (study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam")
       => study, hit the books -- (learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now")