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Drumbeat Sound Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• the sound made by beating a drum

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• a heavy blow with the hand

verb

• move rhythmically

• make a dull sound

• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

35%8 Percussionist’s sound
noun

• the sound made by beating a drum

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

• a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

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New York Times28 Jan 1993 Across 47
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