What does drumbeat mean?

Definitions for drumbeat
ˈdrʌmˌbitdrum·beat

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeatnoun

    the sound made by beating a drum

  2. drumbeatnoun

    (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

  3. drumbeatnoun

    a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

    "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"

Wiktionary

  1. drumbeatnoun

    The beating of a drum.

  2. drumbeatnoun

    The sound of a beating drum.

  3. drumbeatnoun

    Forceful support of a cause.

ChatGPT

  1. drumbeat

    A drumbeat is a rhythmic pattern produced by striking a drum or a series of such patterns that are used as a regular accompaniment in a piece of music. It can also refer to a persistent or regular pattern of other sounds, events, or activities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Drumbeatnoun

    the sound of a beaten drum; drum music

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drumbeat in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drumbeat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence

  1. Tommy Beaudreau:

    What you’re going to see in the coming months are additional announcements of deploying and awarding [federal] funding to communities throughout the basin in order to conserve water, you’re going to see a steady drumbeat of that.

  2. Guy Cecil:

    We're going to have a steady drumbeat that highlights and frames what matters during the chaos, so, while people are talking about Mueller, we'll be talking about high health care prices.

  3. Thomas Dupree:

    It would surprise me if Justice Breyer kow-tows to this public drumbeat for his resignation right now.

  4. Fox News:

    Here’s hoping the person who fills Meghan’s chair is willing and able to push back hard and effectively on the predictable narrative and drumbeat of that program - which is somehow more hard left than CNN, we need more speech in this country, not less, and echo chambers are proudly tedious.

  5. Beau Biden:

    Even when income inequality wasn't as serious as it is today, it was his drumbeat, she's coming up with some very good ideas but Bernie is pushing the envelope on this.

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