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talking drum

talking drum noun: any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.

talking drum: any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides
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Noun

talking drum (plural talking drums)

  1. Any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.
    • Two men, bowed over, were beating a tune on hourglass-shaped talking drums.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 209

Forms of talking drum

pluraltalking drums

Words formed from talking drum

Questions about talking drum

What does talking drum mean?
Talking drum means any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.
What part of speech is talking drum?
Talking drum is a noun.
What is the plural of talking drum?
The plural of talking drum is talking drums.

Words near talking drum in the dictionary

  1. talking clocks
  2. talking cock
  3. talking dirty
  4. talking down
  5. talking down to
  6. talking drum
  7. talking drummer
  8. talking drummers
  9. talking drums
  10. talking everything
  11. talking fast and loose

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