"he channelled his energies into drumming with local groups"

• make a continuous rhythmic noise

  "she felt the blood drumming in her ears"

• beat (the fingers, feet, etc.) repeatedly on a surface, especially as a sign of impatience or annoyance

  "Frank drummed his fingers on the table"

• (of a woodpecker) strike the bill rapidly on a dead trunk or branch, especially as a sound indicating a territorial claim

  "two greater spotted woodpeckers were drumming"

• (of a snipe) vibrate the outer tail feathers in a diving display flight, making a throbbing sound

  "snipe should now be drumming all round the reserve"

"I'm drumming you, if they come I'm going"