# drumming

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,780

## Definitions
1. The act of beating a drum.
2. A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.
3. In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.

## Easily confused with
- **dumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drumming-vs-dumping)
- **Drummond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drumming-vs-drummond)
- **dimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-drumming)
- **dreaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaming-vs-drumming)
- **drugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drugging-vs-drumming)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddrumming`, `drmuming`, `drrumming`, `drumimng`, `druming`, `drummign`, `drummingg`, `drumminng`, `drummnig`, `durmming`, `rdumming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drumming