drummings

I heard the first drummings of wisdom alright, and, underscoring that wisdom, a raucous saxophone laughter, spitting a soundtracked vision of sex as the hissing of apes and the screaming of all the bought children...

All Of My Monsters And Beautiful Women In Dreams Robert Crisman 2011

By the same token, Hillary Clinton, the Presidential candidate, has been getting oodles less adverse Republican drummings than did Hillary, the First Lady.

Poll: Hillary Could Potentially Win Kentucky ��� But Obama Not Running Well 2009

Rather than resort to flashy instrumental breaks, they create rich, electric textures with Andy Summer's hard-metal guitar chords, Sting and guest artist Jean Roussel's synthesisers and Stewart Copeland's whipcrack drummings.

Ghost In The Machine 1981

The audience accompanied with tappings and drummings, swaying in the melody like corn in the wind.

Where Angels Fear to Tread 1924

Brebeuf, to disarm suspicion, had the cross painted white; yet the thunder-bird still held aloof, and the incantations and drummings of the sorcerers availed not to bring rain.

The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness Thomas Guthrie Marquis 1900

Instantly the yellings and drummings were redoubled, the mass of worshippers whirled themselves round more furiously than ever, and then another and another man leaped forward and cut himself, each one more savagely than his fellow.

Athelstane Ford Allen Upward 1894

Hunnicott heard his opponent's argument mechanically, having his ear attuned for whistle signals and wheel drummings.

The Grafters Francis Lynde 1893

Quincey, it suggests the apparition of the empire of fear, the fear that is secretly felt with dreams, wherein the spirit expands to the drummings of infinite space.

Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890

After three drummings to assemble the friends, a procession was formed about a couple of hours after sunset, lit by torches, lanterns and candles, led by the powder-players, followed by the mounted bridegroom, and behind him the bridal box lashed on the back of a horse; surrounded by more excited powder-players, and closed by the musicians.

Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886

But on this evening, while he and his half-dozen companions were still on their knees, they were first disturbed by loud drummings on the shoemaker's door, which opened directly into the little room where they were congregated; and then, when they emerged into the street, they found a mock prayer-meeting going on outside, with all the usual 'manifestations' of revivalist fervour -- sighs, groans, shouts, and the rest of it -- in full flow.

The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885