Definition of Drumroll

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of drum roll) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drumroll

1. a roll played on a drum [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drumroll

drumline
drumlines
drumlins
drumly
drummed
drummerless
drummers
drummette
drummettes
drumming
drummingly
drummock
drummocks
drummond light
drumroll (current term)
drumrolls
drums
drumset
drumsets
drumsful
drumstick
drumstick tree
drumsticks
drunches
drunk
drunk-and-disorderly
drunk and disorderly
drunk as Chloe

Literary usage of Drumroll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Genetic and the Operative Evidence Relating to Secondary Sexual Characters by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1919)
"... behind being emitted in a stream, like a drumroll, while the leader utters loud single notes at regular intervals. The march ceases; the leader elevates ..."

2. The Divine Comedy of Patriotism by Mortimer Thomson (1900)
"Combinations are formed very oft to prevent truth-expression, And drumroll hath frequently rolled down its voice on the gallows. ..."

3. Albert by Daniel Oldis (1986)
"Lights began flashing; smoke rolled up from the stage, mixing with the pot; a drumroll could be heard behind the curtain; laser beams shot from the ceiling ..."

4. Asymmetric Marketing: Tossing the 'Chasm' in the Age of the Software Superpowers by Joseph E. Bentzel (2006)
"... of Bubbleboy 2.0 thinking, as creatively articulated by none other than (drumroll please) Jonathan Schwartz' old boss, Scott McNealy the founder of Sun. ..."

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