Drumbeat

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The beating of a drum.
  2. 2
    a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause wordnet
  3. 3
    The sound of a beating drum.

    "This is not the drumbeat of a single drummer leading a charge."

  4. 4
    (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown wordnet
  5. 5
    A repetitive beating sound. broadly

    "This music has a groovy drumbeat that makes me dance!"

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  1. 6
    the sound made by beating a drum wordnet
  2. 7
    A driving force. figuratively

    "Nevertheless, greatness rarely receives public approval, because most people spend their lives goose-stepping to the drumbeat of economic necessity."

Synonyms

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barragebeatbeatingdrumdrum musicdrumfire

Example

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"This is not the drumbeat of a single drummer leading a charge."

Etymology

From drum + beat.

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