drum·beat

(drŭm′bēt′)

1. The sound produced by beating a drum.

2. Vehement, persistent advocacy of a cause: "the drumbeat of criticism of the news media from the right" (Michael Pollan).

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drumbeat

(ˈdrʌmˌbiːt)

(Instruments) the sound made by beating a drum

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drum•beat

(ˈdrʌmˌbit)

n.

the rhythmic sound of a drum.

[1850–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	drumbeat - the sound made by beating a drum rataplan, rub-a-dub sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	drumbeat - (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" tattoo - a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq" advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Translations

colpo di tamburo

drumbeat

[ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] N → redoble m

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drumbeat

[ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] n → colpo di tamburo

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As the noise and rapidity of the drumbeats increased the dancers apparently became intoxicated with the wild rhythm and the savage yells.

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On the first day of the festival, young boys and girls of the valley gathered at the community hall in Rambur and sang songs and danced to the drumbeat as they celebrated the annual harvest.

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This drumbeat is building because, whether you are talking to business, government, or nonprofit leaders, there is a common knowledge we all share.

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B'fcndchen's comments received only a fraction of the attention they deserved, as Malcolm Gladwell, who has written extensively about head trauma in football, noted on a podcast in June."Why isn't there a stronger drumbeat for him to retire?" Gladwell asked, adding,"I do not want to see Tom Brady at 55 drooling into a cup." Alarmist?

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