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beat like a jungle drum en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of a heart, to beat very fast, usually because of strong emotions.
    • I get so dizzy when you're standing near It's not the music that you hear My heart is beating like a jungle drum 1964, “Forget Domani”, Norman Newell (lyrics), Riz Ortolani (music), performed by Connie Francis:

Forms

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beating like a jungle drum Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beats like a jungle drum Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beat like a jungle drum Tense=Past lexicographic
beaten like a jungle drum Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

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jungle drums