have been drumming

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of drum.
  drum

  noun

  a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

have been drumming

Labour campaign chiefs have been drumming a ‘no complacency’ message into their troops.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2024

Its executives have been drumming up the concept and used the term "omniverse" 36 times on Wednesday's post-earnings call, a big jump from the 20 and seven references in the August and May calls, respectively.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2021

You must put in the effort, you must pay the price and I have been drumming this home right from the time we qualified.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2014

"We have been drumming this song for a long time," said Rimmer de Vries, chief international economist for Morgan Guaranty Trust, "but there's been no response."

From Time Magazine Archive

We have been drumming and bribing in your country like recruiting sergeants.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Gustav Freytag

Related Words

• strum