was drumming

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  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.

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was drumming

This past holiday, I was drumming up anticipation to my husband over what I got him, and his response was, “Check with Jackson first, I know he already got most of the stuff I wanted.”

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2024

The recent cuts on his knuckles came because he was drumming so aggressively that his skin kept scraping his cymbals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

I was drumming my mechanical pencil on the table for five minutes straight, stumped on this one problem, and barely had the stamina to continue.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2021

Pre-pandemic, Lupe Flores was drumming in the bands Wild Powwers and Tacos! while also working as a bartender.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2020

Her heart was drumming and her hands were cold.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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