ALL meanings of tom-tom
tom-tom
T t - noun tom-tom a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands. 1
- noun tom-tom a dully repetitious drumbeat or similar sound. 1
- countable noun tom-tom A tom-tom is a tall narrow drum that is usually played with the hands. 0
- noun tom-tom a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument 0
- noun tom-tom a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead 0
- noun tom-tom a monotonous drumming or beating sound 0
- verb tom-tom to pass (information, esp gossip) around a community very quickly 0
- noun tom-tom any of various drums, as of Indian or African tribes, usually beaten with the hands 0
- noun tom-tom a kind of drum used in jazz and popular music that has a sound higher and less resonant than a bass drum 0