talking drum

noun

Any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.

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Meanings

nountalking drum (plural talking drums)

plural talking drums

  1. entertainmentAny 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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 傳訊鼓 /传讯鼓
  • 傳訊鼓 /传讯鼓 (chuánxùngǔ)Translations
Finnish viidakkorumpu
  • viidakkorumpuTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

talking drum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talking%20drum

MLA

“talking drum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talking%20drum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talking drum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talking%20drum.

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