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 of drumbeat

• barrage
• flurry

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

For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field. —Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

GMs staying back in North America for scouting trips or other business will be easily reached, too, and everyone should be in a position to have surveyed the market in a calculated fashion without the steady drumbeat of games being played each night. —Chris Johnston, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued. —Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026

This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026

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