English dictionary

drumbeat

/'dr/@/m,b/i/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the sound made by beating a drum

noun.event

Synonyms rataplan rub-a-dub

Source: WordNet 3.0
(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

noun.act

Examples
The warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.

noun

Source: webster1913