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Synonyms for beat the drum


Grammar : Verb
Spell : druhm
Phonetic Transcription : drʌm

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Définition of beat the drum

Origin :
  • 1540s, probably from Middle Dutch tromme "drum," common Germanic (cf. German Trommel, Danish tromme, Swedish trumma), probably of imitative origin. Not common before 1570s. Slightly older, and more common at first, was drumslade, apparently from Dutch or Low German trommelslag. Machinery sense attested from 1740, from similarity of shape.
  • As in celebrate : verb commemorate occasion, achievement
  • As in have a ball : verb have fun

Antonyms for beat the drum

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