drumlike

drumlike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English drum
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English drumlike

    From drum + -like.

    Adjective

    drumlike (comparative more drumlike, superlative most drumlike)

    1. Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape
      • 2007 November 15, Jennifer Dunning, “Brooklyn Butoh, With Surprise Guest Stars”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        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.
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