tambouriner

Senses

1. 1.

   to drum

   to play or beat a drum

2. 2.

   to tap or drum (with one's fingers)

   to make repeated tapping sounds with fingers on a surface

3. 3.

   to hammer on; to knock loudly

   to bang or pound on a door or surface insistently

Examples

• "Il tambourine sur la table avec ses doigts."

  He is drumming his fingers on the table.

• "Elle tambourinait à la porte pour qu'on lui ouvre."

  She was banging on the door to get it opened.

• "Le musicien tambourine sur le tambour avec passion."

  The musician drums on the drum with passion.

Usage

Tambouriner is primarily used intransitively or with the preposition "sur" (on/at). It conveys both literal drumming (musical) and figurative tapping or pounding. Common in everyday contexts to describe impatient finger-drumming or urgent knocking.