drumfire

noun

drum·​fire ˈdrəm-ˌfī(-ə)r 

1

: artillery firing so continuous as to sound like a drumroll

2

: something suggestive of drumfire in intensity : barrage

a drumfire of publicity

Synonyms

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

Examples of drumfire in a Sentence

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

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1