Drumbeat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The sound produced by beating a drum.
  • n. Vehement, persistent advocacy of a cause: "the drumbeat of criticism of the news media from the right” ( Michael Pollan).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The beating of a drum.
  • n. The sound of a beating drum.
  • n. Forceful support of a cause.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The sound of a drum.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
  • n. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
  • n. the sound made by beating a drum
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protagonism    advocacy    sound   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ruba-dub    tan-tan    dub    tuck    tattoo   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clopping    clop    trample    clacking    thrum