beat the drum in English

Forms: beats the drum [present, singular, third-person], beating the drum [participle, present], beat the drum [past], beaten the drum [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,beat,beaten>}} beat the drum (third-person singular simple present beats the drum, present participle beating the drum, simple past beat the drum, past participle beaten the drum)

Inflected forms

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"beat the drum" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms