drumlike

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adjective

Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English drum →
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Meanings

adjectivedrumlike (comparative more drumlike, superlative most 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

Origin

  1. Englishdrum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdrumlike

From drum + -like.

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APA

drumlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlike

MLA

“drumlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drumlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlike.

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