drumbeat

Plural: drumbeats

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
  • "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
• The beating of a drum.
• The sound of a beating drum.
• A repetitive beating sound.
• A driving force.
• pl. -S the sound of a drum

Examples

• "This music has a groovy drumbeat that makes me dance!"

Synonyms

rataplan, rub-a-dub