v. i. [ L. tympanizare to beat a drum, Gr. tympani`zein. ] To drum. [ R. ] Coles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tympanized p. pr. & vb. n. Tympanizing ] To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum. [ Obs. ] “Tympanized, as other saints of God were.” Oley. [ 1913 Webster ]