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

The rest of the bad-news drumbeat around marijuana and public health shows why increased use among older people should set major alarms ringing. —Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025

The demonstration started near 24th Street and moved down Mission Street to the sound of chants and drumbeats. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2025

Nevertheless, the drumbeat of doom got to me and put the Mag 7 into the penalty box, ex-Tesla, which was never in the fund to begin with. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025

Every drumbeat, every drop of sweat and every dance move brought temporary relief from the oppression our bodies and souls experienced daily. —Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for drumbeat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

drumbeat

noun

drum·​beat ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 

: a stroke on a drum or its sound