Meanings
noundrum roll (plural drum rolls)
plural drum rolls · alternative drumroll
- A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
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Translations
Danish trommehvirvel
- trommehvirvelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Dutch tromgeroffel
- tromgeroffelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Finnish rummunpärinä
- rummunpärinäsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
French roulement de tambour, roulé
- roulement de tamboursound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
- roulésound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
German Trommelwirbel
- Trommelwirbelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Norwegian Bokmål trommevirvel
- trommevirvelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Polish dźwięk werbla
- dźwięk werblasound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Russian бараба́нная дробь
- бараба́нная дробь (barabánnaja drobʹ)sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Spanish redoble de tambor
- redoble de tamborsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Swedish pukvirvel, trumvirvel
- pukvirvelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
- trumvirvelsound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly
Cite this entry
APA
drum roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20roll
MLA
“drum roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20roll. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drum roll,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20roll.
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