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drum·beat

(drŭm′bēt′)

1. The sound produced by beating a drum.

2. Vehement, persistent advocacy of a cause: "the drumbeat of criticism of the news media from the right" (Michael Pollan).

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drumbeat

(ˈdrʌmˌbiːt)

(Instruments) the sound made by beating a drum

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drum•beat

(ˈdrʌmˌbit)

n.

the rhythmic sound of a drum.

[1850–55]

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Noun	1.	drumbeat - the sound made by beating a drum rataplan, rub-a-dub sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	drumbeat - (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" tattoo - a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq" advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Translations

colpo di tamburo

drumbeat

[ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] N → redoble m

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drumbeat

[ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] n → colpo di tamburo

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No barrel-organ mended the matter, and no big drum beat dull care away.

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At twelve precisely a drum beat the “long roll ' before the” Bold Dragoon,” and Richard appeared, accompanied by Captain Hollister, who was clad in Investments as commander of the “Templeton Light Infantry,” when the former demanded of the latter the aid of the posse comitatus in enforcing the laws of the country.

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"In that case, my dear friend, if you are resolved to accompany me there is no time to lose; the drum beats; I observed cannon on the road; I saw the citizens in order of battle on the Place of the Hotel de Ville; certainly the fight will be in the direction of Charenton, as the Duc de Chatillon said."

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They had been ordered by the North's Parades Commission to play only a single drum beat after passing St Malachy's College.

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It's Up To You Now is more experimental with its thundering drum beat, and the record storms to an end with the fun-loving and insanely cheery Gotta Get Away.

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Florence + The Machine - Spectrum Elizabethan-style harp chords, a frenetic drum beat and layered vocals are the heroes here.

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We got a tune about a skinny friend (Skinny Lou) who got pregnant, and another one about embracing your fear (complete with kick-your-head-in techno drum beat).