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

Lambert wonders, digging into the words over little more than an acoustic guitar and a drumbeat. —Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024

There is a constant drumbeat of predictions regarding when AGI is going to happen. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

Or how many were turned off by the continuing drumbeat of Kennedy oddities. —James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024

In between releasing a drumbeat of independent features, the 41-year-old filmmaker stepped in to direct such series as New Girl, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Brooklyn Nine Nine and Minx. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 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