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drumbeat

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: drumbeat

1
 n
the sound made by beating a drum
2
 n
a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: drumbeat
1

n the sound made by beating a drum

Synonyms:
rataplan, rub-a-dub
Type of:
sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event

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

Types:
tattoo
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
Type of:
sign, signal, signaling
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
2

n a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

“the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”
Type of:
advocacy, protagonism
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
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