drumbeat

Noun
  1. The sound made by beating a drum (synset 107406973)
    is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    same as: rataplan, rub-a-dub
  2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown (synset 106817986)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: sign, signal, signaling - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
    subtypes: tattoo - a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
  3. A vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause (synset 101216898)
    "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
    is a type of: advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

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