Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to drum sb out
Participle: drummed sb out
Gerund: drumming sb out
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | drum sb out |
| you | drum sb out |
| he;she;it | drums sb out |
| we | drum sb out |
| you | drum sb out |
| they | drum sb out |
Perfect
| I | have drummed sb out |
| you | have drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | has drummed sb out |
| we | have drummed sb out |
| you | have drummed sb out |
| they | have drummed sb out |
Past
| I | drummed sb out |
| you | drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | drummed sb out |
| we | drummed sb out |
| you | drummed sb out |
| they | drummed sb out |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed sb out |
| you | had drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | had drummed sb out |
| we | had drummed sb out |
| you | had drummed sb out |
| they | had drummed sb out |
Future
| I | will drum sb out |
| you | will drum sb out |
| he;she;it | will drum sb out |
| we | will drum sb out |
| you | will drum sb out |
| they | will drum sb out |
Future Perfect
| I | will have drummed sb out |
| you | will have drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | will have drummed sb out |
| we | will have drummed sb out |
| you | will have drummed sb out |
| they | will have drummed sb out |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | drum sb out |
| you | drum sb out |
| he;she;it | drum sb out |
| we | drum sb out |
| you | drum sb out |
| they | drum sb out |
Perfect
| I | have drummed sb out |
| you | have drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | have drummed sb out |
| we | have drummed sb out |
| you | have drummed sb out |
| they | have drummed sb out |
Imperfect
| I | drummed sb out |
| you | drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | drummed sb out |
| we | drummed sb out |
| you | drummed sb out |
| they | drummed sb out |
Pluperfect
| I | had drummed sb out |
| you | had drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | had drummed sb out |
| we | had drummed sb out |
| you | had drummed sb out |
| they | had drummed sb out |
Conditional
Present
| I | would drum sb out |
| you | would drum sb out |
| he;she;it | would drum sb out |
| we | would drum sb out |
| you | would drum sb out |
| they | would drum sb out |
Perfect
| I | would have drummed sb out |
| you | would have drummed sb out |
| he;she;it | would have drummed sb out |
| we | would have drummed sb out |
| you | would have drummed sb out |
| they | would have drummed sb out |
Imperative
| you | drum sb out |
| we | Let's drum sb out |
| you | drum sb out |
Verbs conjugated like 'drum'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'drum'
dram,
drub,
drug,
alum,
arm,
bedrum,
brim,
brut,
brux,
bum,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. Perhaps back-formation from drumslade (“drummer”), from Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (Dutch slag).
2. Or perhaps borrowed directly from a continental Germanic language; compare Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”) et al. Compare also Middle High German trumme, trumbe (“drum”), Old High German trumba (“trumpet”). Compare Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “kettledrum”) whence Modern English timbre.
Verbs referencing "drum"
German, old spelling
trommeln.
Sample Sentences
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The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
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drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair [1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:]
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He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.
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Those long ago memories of gnawing sexuality clashing against drummed in prejudice. [1978 December 9, Pat M. Kuras, “A Splice of Lesbian Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 11:]
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Now, heart, […]thou shalt drum no more. [1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):]
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"There is the snipe drumming also. We shall have it fine!" he added, with an air of conviction. [1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 85:]