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