drumroll

American  

[druhm-rohl] / ˈdrʌmˌroʊl /

noun

1. a roll on a drum.

2. the sound of a drumroll.

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Etymology

Origin of drumroll

First recorded in 1885–90; drum ¹ + roll

Example Sentences

Because today’s newsletter features — can I get a drumroll?

From New York Times

It’s about the level of financial support offered to athletics in general, the primacy of football across the campus and … drumroll, please … the institution’s willingness to compete with not only USC and Oregon but also Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State.

From Seattle Times

Yumiki, Miyavi — who acted in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” — and about a dozen other Japanese star guitarists took the stage on Thursday, strumming together in the guitars’ equivalent of a drumroll, to celebrate the store’s opening.

From Seattle Times

Eventually, a powerful drumroll leads into Stevie Nicks’s “Sable on Blonde.”

From New York Times

The clarion intro, with its drumroll and its accelerating “me say day-o,” has been parodied countless times.

From New York Times