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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.
2. 2
   the sound made by beating a drum wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To drum repeatedly.

Synonyms

All synonyms

barragebeatbeatingdrumdrumbeatdrumming

Etymology

From French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.

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