drumfire

drum·fire

noun \ˈdrəm-ˌfī(-ə)r\

Definition of DRUMFIRE

1

: artillery firing so continuous as to sound like a drumroll

2

: something suggestive of drumfire in intensity : barrage <a drumfire of publicity>

Examples of DRUMFIRE

1. <a rising drumfire of criticism for the president's latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court>

First Known Use of DRUMFIRE

1916

Related to DRUMFIRE

Synonyms

blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, barrage, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

Related Words

broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms

dribble, drip, trickle

Rhymes with DRUMFIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar