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English noun: drumbeat

1. drumbeat (event) the sound made by beating a drum


Synonymsrataplan, rub-a-dub


Broader (hypernym)sound

2. drumbeat (communication) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown


Broader (hypernym)sign, signal, signaling


Narrower (hyponym)tattoo


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine

3. drumbeat (act) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause


SamplesThe warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq.


Broader (hypernym)advocacy, protagonism









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