drumbeat

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the sound made by beating a drum
noun (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
noun a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

From drum + beat.

And lo! with a summons sonorous Sounded the bell from its tower, and over the meadows a drumbeat. — McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
The object uppermost in Bentley's mind was to get as far away as possible from the ominous drumbeats. — Astounding Stories, June, 1931, Various
Presently they stop 15 work and stand listening to the drumbeats which can be heard faintly in the distance. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell

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