| NOUN | event | drumbeat, rub-a-dub, rataplan | the sound made by beating a drum |
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| communication | drumbeat | (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown | |
| act | drumbeat | a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause |
| Sounds | drah'mbiy.t | |
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| Rhymes | aesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt... | |
| Meaning | The sound made by beating a drum. | |
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| Synonyms | rub-a-dub, rataplan | |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | rataplán, rub-a-dub | |
| Catalan | drumbeat, rataplam, rub-a-dub | |
| Meaning | (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | tattoo | A drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Spanish | toque de timbal | |
| Meaning | A vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause. | |
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| Example | "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq" | |
| Broader | advocacy, protagonism | active support of an idea or cause etc. |
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