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单词 drumfire
释义

drumfire

noun

drum·​fire ˈdrəm-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce drumfire (audio)
1
: artillery firing so continuous as to sound like a drumroll
2
: something suggestive of drumfire in intensity : barrage
a drumfire of publicity

Synonyms

  • barrage
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • bombardment
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • flurry
  • fusillade
  • hail
  • salvo
  • shower
  • storm
  • volley
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Example Sentences

a rising drumfire of criticism for the president's latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

drumfire

noun

as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a rising drumfire of criticism for the president's latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barrage
  • flurry
  • bombardment
  • volley
  • hail
  • torrent
  • salvo
  • flood
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • fusillade
  • tide
  • blitzkrieg
  • shower
  • blitz
  • surge
  • storm
  • avalanche
  • rash
  • stream
  • outpouring
  • inundation
  • burst
  • outflow
  • outburst
  • deluge
  • spate
  • discharge
  • current
  • gush
  • overflow
  • surplus
  • broadside
  • cataract
  • glut
  • river
  • flush
  • cataclysm
  • flood tide
  • excess
  • earful
  • engulfment
  • oversupply
  • surfeit
  • overkill
  • overage
  • overabundance
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • trickle
  • drip
  • dribble
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