Dictionary (n.) The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.Thesaurus barrage beat beating drum drum music drumfire drumming flutter palpitation paradiddle patter pitapat pitter-patter pound pounding pulsation rat-a-tat rat-tat rat-tat-tat rataplan rattattoo roll rub-a-dub ruff ruffle spatter splutter sputter staccato tat-tat tattoo throb throbbing thrum thumping tom-tom |