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drummy

drummy

8.9
A hollow sound when tapped, like a drum
  • adjective
  • UK
translation icon : hueco
  • When tapped, the tile sounded drummy, suggesting it was not properly attached.

Examples

  • The old barrel made a drummy sound when I tapped it.

  • The old floorboards felt loose and drummy underfoot as we walked across the room.

  • A drummy wall can be a sign of water damage or poor construction.

  • I noticed the floor had a drummy echo when we walked on it.

  • The old floorboards felt loose and drummy underfoot as we walked across the room.

  • When tapped, the tile sounded drummy, suggesting it was not properly attached.

  • A drummy wall can be a sign of water damage or poor construction.

Synonyms

hollow
vsdrummy
16 4.2

Sounding empty and echoing like in a large space

focuses on percussion quality when tapped rather than empty space resonance
boomy
vsdrummy
1 7.3

A deep loud sound that echoes and has strong bass

highlights hollow tapped percussion tone rather than heavy bass or loudness
tympanic
vsdrummy
8.6

Like a drum in shape or sound

is the common, informal label used for that tapped sound

Compounds

drummy texture
  • UK
7.9

A dry, crumbly feel in baked food that breaks easily

How Hollow

hollow
16 4.2
drummy
  • UK
8.9
resonant
7 5.6
solid
325 1.0

Surface Forms

drummy positive

Morphology

drummy = drum (transparent) = drum + y

Formed by the noun 'drum' plus the adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of', so meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Drummy comes from the simple word drum and the ending -y, which means 'like' or 'having'. So something drummy sounds hollow, like a drum when you tap it, and that is why the word means 'sounding hollow'.