Drumming

n.

1.

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.

Noun

1.

drumming - the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"

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