beat like a jungle drum

verb

Of a heart, to beat very fast, usually because of strong emotions.

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Meanings

verbbeat like a jungle drum (third-person singular simple present beats like a jungle drum, present participle beating like a jungle drum, simple past beat like a jungle drum, past participle beaten like a jungle drum)

present singular third person beats like a jungle drum · participle present beating like a jungle drum · participle past beaten like a jungle drum

  1. idiomaticinformalOf a heart, to beat very fast, usually because of strong emotions.

    I get so dizzy when you're standing near It's not the music that you hear My heart is beating like a jungle drum

    1964, “Forget Domani”, Norman Newell (lyrics), Riz Ortolani (music), performed by Connie Francis
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APA

beat like a jungle drum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20like%20a%20jungle%20drum

MLA

“beat like a jungle drum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20like%20a%20jungle%20drum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat like a jungle drum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20like%20a%20jungle%20drum.

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