"drum roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drum rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drum roll (plural drum rolls)
  1. A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals. Wikipedia link: drum roll Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: drumroll Translations (sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly): trommehvirvel [common-gender] (Danish), tromgeroffel [neuter] (Dutch), rummunpärinä (Finnish), roulement de tambour [masculine] (French), roulé [masculine] (French), Trommelwirbel [masculine] (German), trommevirvel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), dźwięk werbla [masculine] (Polish), бараба́нная дробь (barabánnaja drobʹ) [feminine] (Russian), redoble de tambor [masculine] (Spanish), pukvirvel [common-gender] (Swedish), trumvirvel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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