word
Drumbeat
DRUH-mbeet
/ˈdrʌˌmbiːt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
drumbeat
Dictionary meaning
A vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause.
Examples
- The warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq.
- The cadets heard the drumbeat and knew that the flag-lowering ceremony was about to start.
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