drumbeat

[druhm-beet]

noun

1. the rhythmic sound of a drum.

drumbeat

/ ˈdrʌmˌbiːt /

noun

1. the sound made by beating a drum

Word History and Origins

Origin of drumbeat¹

First recorded in 1850–55; drum ¹ + beat

Example Sentences

The drumbeat of warnings about AI-related job cuts has increased in recent months.

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The ongoing strikes are part of a “continuing drumbeat” in the administration’s escalating war on drug gangs, says Evan Ellis, a Latin America expert at the U.S.

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Though I agree with many of Jane Leavy’s suggestions for reforming baseball, I think she omitted an important one: No more music, drumbeats, sound effects, and so forth after every pitch.

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Either way, the steady drumbeat of people being put on flights through the week appears not to have materialised.

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The seemingly unstoppable drumbeat of preventable child gun deaths drives the Olivers.

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