drum in English: A round musical instrument that you hit with your hands or with sticks. (noun)

Translation

A round musical instrument that you hit with your hands or with sticks.

Word origin

Probably from Middle Dutch tromme, a word that copies the sound the instrument makes.

Gender

Pluraldrums

.

"The drums" is the usual way to name the instrument someone plays.

wooden .

Here "drum" is one single instrument.

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"Drums" is the plural; the sound came from far away.

music

Pleasant sounds made by singing or by playing instruments.

band

A small group of people who play music together.

beat

To win against someone in a game or fight, or to hit something again and again.

play

To take part in a game or fun activity, or to make music on an instrument.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

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