Synonyms of drumbeat

Noun

1. rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat, sound

usage: the sound made by beating a drum

2. drumbeat, signal, signaling, sign

usage: (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

3. drumbeat, advocacy, protagonism

usage: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"

Definition and meaning of drumbeat (Dictionary)