beat like a jungle drum in English

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

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

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"beat like a jungle drum" meaning in English

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