drumbeat

drumbeat
noun Date: 1817 1. a stroke on a drum or its sound; also a series of such strokes 2. vociferous advocacy of a cause 3. drumfire 2 • drumbeater noundrumbeating noun

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  • Drumbeat — Drum beat , n. The sound of a beaten drum; drum music. [1913 Webster] Whose morning drumbeat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England. D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drumbeat — ► NOUN ▪ a stroke or pattern of strokes on a drum …   English terms dictionary

  • drumbeat — [drum′bēt΄] n. a sound made by beating a drum …   English World dictionary

  • drumbeat — [[t]drʌ̱mbiːt[/t]] drumbeats 1) N COUNT A drumbeat is the sound of a beat on a drum. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n People sometimes describe a series of warnings or continuous pressure on someone to do something as a drumbeat. [mainly AM, JOURNALISM]… …   English dictionary

  • drumbeat — UK [ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] / US [ˈdrʌmˌbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms drumbeat : singular drumbeat plural drumbeats 1) music the steady beat of music played on drums 2) American a continuous series of things such as complaints …   English dictionary

  • drumbeat — noun 1. the sound made by beating a drum • Syn: ↑rub a dub, ↑rataplan • Hypernyms: ↑sound 2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drumbeat (TV series) — Drumbeat Album cover Format Music, variety Theme music composer John Barry Country of origin …   Wikipedia

  • drumbeat — /drum beet /, n. the rhythmic sound of a drum. [1850 55; DRUM1 + BEAT] * * * …   Universalium

  • drumbeat — noun a) The beating of a drum. b) The sound of a beating drum …   Wiktionary

  • drumbeat — Synonyms and related words: barrage, beat, beating, drum, drum music, drumfire, drumming, flutter, palpitation, paradiddle, patter, pitapat, pitter patter, pound, pounding, pulsation, rat a tat, rat tat, rat tat tat, rataplan, rattattoo, roll,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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