drumbeat

noun

drum·​beat ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 

1

: a stroke on a drum or its sound

also : a series of such strokes

2

: vociferous advocacy of a cause

3

: drumfire sense 2

drumbeater

ˈdrəm-ˌbē-tər 

noun

drumbeating

ˈdrəm-ˌbē-tiŋ 

noun

Synonyms

• barrage
• blitz
• blitzkrieg
• bombardment
• cannonade
• drumfire
• flurry
• fusillade
• hail
• salvo
• shower
• storm
• volley

Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence

I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.

a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award

Recent Examples on the Web

After the governor officially accepts the presentation, a steady drumbeat begins, and a musical, modulating chant, a sound pulling listeners back to a time before there was a city of Richmond on this spot. —Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024

Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of staffing announcements from his Mar- a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. —CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024

The loss of experienced manufacturing workers since the Covid pandemic has played a key role in a steady drumbeat of quality issues that have dogged Boeing, aerospace experts have told Forbes. —Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

Recent months have seen a steady drumbeat of high-profile cyberattacks. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

drumbeat

noun

drum·​beat ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 

: a stroke on a drum or its sound