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drumlike

drumlike adjective: resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.

Adjective

drumlike (comparative more drumlike, superlative most drumlike)

  1. Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape
    • The next ambient effect came with the drumlike, thudding heels of a toddler in the audience, who drew close to his mother when the tongue wagging started.2007 November 15, Jennifer Dunning, “Brooklyn Butoh, With Surprise Guest Stars”, in New York Times

Forms of drumlike

comparativemore drumlike
superlativemost drumlike

Origin of drumlike

From drum + -like.

Questions about drumlike

What does drumlike mean?
Drumlike means resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.
What part of speech is drumlike?
Drumlike is an adjective.

Words near drumlike in the dictionary

  1. drumkit
  2. drumkits
  3. drumless
  4. drumlier
  5. drumliest
  6. drumlike
  7. drumlin
  8. drumline
  9. drumlines
  10. drumlinoid
  11. drumlins

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