ˈdrum roll
1drum roll — drum rolls also drumroll N COUNT A drum roll is a series of drumbeats that follow each other so quickly that they make a continuous sound. A drum roll is often used to show that someone important is arriving, or to introduce someone. A long drum… …
2drum|roll — «DRUHM ROHL», noun. a roll of drums; the sound or beating of a drum or drums: »With the quietest of diplomatic drumrolls, he relinquished control of the 60 divisions in NATO s European defense mechanism (Time) …
3drum-roll — n a quick continuous beating of a drum, used especially to introduce an important event …
4drum roll — ► NOUN ▪ a rapid succession of drumbeats …
5Drum roll — A drum roll (or roll for short) is a technique the percussionist employs to produce a sustained sound on a percussion instrument. Rolls are used by composers to sustain the sound and create other effects, the most common of which is using a roll… …
6drum roll — noun the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously • Syn: ↑paradiddle, ↑roll • Derivationally related forms: ↑roll (for: ↑roll) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
7drum roll — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms drum roll : singular drum roll plural drum rolls a continuous series of beats on a drum, especially when something exciting is going to happen …
8drum roll — /ˈdrʌm roʊl/ (say drum rohl) noun a flourish made by producing a roll (def. 57) on a drum or a number of drums …
9drum roll — noun A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmical over short intervals …
10drum roll — Cockney Rhyming Slang Hole Let s pop round to my drum (referring to someone s house) …
