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talking drums

talking drums is the plural of talking drum.

Meaning of talking drum

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

Questions about talking drums

What is talking drums the plural of?
Talking drums is the plural of talking drum.

Words near talking drums in the dictionary

  1. talking down
  2. talking down to
  3. talking drum
  4. talking drummer
  5. talking drummers
  6. talking drums
  7. talking everything
  8. talking fast and loose
  9. talking film
  10. talking films
  11. talking head

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