drum

/drʌm/ verb [I, T] (present participle drumming, past tense and past participle drummed)

Translation

› to hit something several times and make a sound like a drum, or to make something do this

davul/trampet çalmak/çaldırmak

the sound of rain drumming on the roof She drummed her fingers nervously on the desk.19711092

drum sth into sb phrasal verb

› to make someone remember or believe an idea or fact by repeating it to them many times

beynine işlemek, kafasına sokmak, tekrar tekrar söyleyerek öğretmek

[often passive] The importance of good manners was drummed into me by my father.11531124

drum up sth phrasal verb

› to increase interest in something or support for something

çaba göstermek, ilgiyi/desteği artırmak

He was trying to drum up some enthusiasm for his idea.1870

(Definition of drum verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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