2428 examples of drumming in sentences

It was a warm afternoon, and the air was calm; not a breath stirred the leaves on the old trees around us; the forest sounds were hushed, save the tap of the woodpecker on his hollow tree, or an occasional drumming of a partridge on his log.

There was no sound but the drumming of the General's fingers on his sword-hilt.

again inquired the captain drumming with his foot.

The officers took the lead, our happy family distributed itself in the others, and with cut-outs drumming, a soldier beside each chauffeur blowing a warning, and an occasional gay "Ta-ta ta-ta!"

Never! never!" said the excited girl, catching another glimpse of Chip, who was now looking obliquely at the whispering couple, and drumming with his fingers on the rosewood of that part of the letter S from which his intended had just risen, as if he were hurriedly beating a reveille to rally his faltering impudence.

I equipped them, gave them the Highland uniform, and sent them out, to travel over Britain skirling and drumming the wail of war through the length and breadth of the land.

My band still travelled up and down, the length and width of the United Kingdom, skirling and drumming and drawing men by the score to the recruiting office.

He said nothing at first, only sat drumming on his chair-arm, his eyes steady on her.

She went out into the living room, walked to a window, stood there drumming on the pane with nervous fingers.

Days were consumed in drumming up a cargo.

Every time the drum begins to rattle he flourishes his tail, and when each little ceremony is over he moves on to a fresh place with a jaunty air, as if he were aware that all this drumming and fuss were especially intended for his entertainment.

" "Because you can't get good servants?" said his friend, who was drumming on the table and looking blankly about.

He has a confused memory of seeing the wet ground illumined by many lights, of drumming rifle fire and hissing bullets, and then, immediately after, the rush and crash of a couple of German "Fizz-Bang" shells.

You recollect that day of rain, Of drumming roof, of streaming pane, How, just before the hour of tea, A great light bathed the nursery; And you those tiresome tresses shook Back from your eyes and whispered, "Look!" The day-lost sun was sinking low, Filling the world with after-glow; We saw together, you and I, A rainbow right across the sky.

All kept in their lodges, singing and drumming to keep away the spirits of the dead.

The Turkish embassadors were drumming up recruits all over Western Europe.

We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.

We heard grouse drumming loudly, in two or three different localities and saw one bird make a long dive from one pine tree to another.

Oh, you don't know, you don't knowand that Devil's drumming over there to madden me as on that other night.

They looked toward the little man with relief, for the drumming had tortured him.

He stooped slightly, kept all his limbs very rigid, extending his arms like one giving a benediction, and danced in time to the drumming and singing with quick, sudden steps.

With thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat and fingers drumming loudly on his breast he stood over the secretary, who continued making frantic notes.

For the sound was more like a light tapping of a little hammer than an actual stepsome hard substance drumming automatically upon the floor, while yet moving in advance.

He stood with one hand touching the table, the tips of his fingers drumming the rhythm of a song he hummed to himself.

His voice rose buoyantly over the drumming roar of the mysterious, underground torrent.

2428 examples of  drumming  in sentences