noun / verb
drum
DRUHM/drʌm/
A stretched membrane that produces or responds to vibrations.
The drum has a stretched membrane held taut by metal hardware.
Etymology
The probable ancestor, Middle Dutch tromme, already named the instrument and was probably imitative of its sound. Its name may therefore echo the noise of a struck drum.
In context
worst is metal scraping over a wooden instrument which will quickly detune it asking for a fortissimo hit directly in the center of a bass drum could actually break the drum head
More examples
- The band uses two large drums in the parade.
- He drums his fingers on the table while waiting.
- The drum inside your ear vibrates when sound reaches it.
Forms
drum · drums · drummed · drumming
drummer noun — A musician who plays the drums.
Similar words
- eardrum
- Names only the vibrating membrane inside the ear.
- beat
- Means to strike repeatedly, without necessarily producing a rhythm.