drumbeat
Meanings
Plural: drumbeats
Noun
- the sound made by beating a drum
- (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
- a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
- "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
- The beating of a drum.
- The sound of a beating drum.
- A repetitive beating sound.
- A driving force.
Origin / Etymology
From drum + beat.
Synonyms
rataplan, rub-a-dub
Scrabble Score: 13
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drumbeat is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
drumbeat is a valid Words With Friends word