DRUMBEAT

drumbeat

(noun) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; “the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”

drumbeat

(noun) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat

(noun) the sound made by beating a drum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drumbeat (plural drumbeats)

The beating of a drum.

The sound of a beating drum.

(by extension) A repetitive beating sound.

(figuratively) A driving force.

Anagrams

• brumated, umbrated

Source: Wiktionary


Drum"beat`, n.

Definition: The sound of a beaten drum; drum music. 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. Webster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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