| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (ii) Specific Sounds |
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| 407. [Repeated and Protracted Sounds.] Roll. |
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| NOUN: | ROLL &c. v.; drumming &c. v.; berloque [F.], ululation, howl, bombilation, bombination, rumbling; dingdong; tantara, rataplan, ratatat, rubadub, tattoo; pitapat; quaver, clutter, brustle [dial.], charivari, racket; cuckoo; repetition [See Repetition]; peal of bells, devil’s tattoo; drum fire, barrage; whirr, rattle, drone; reverberation [See Resonance].
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| VERB: | ROLL, drum, rataplan, boom; whirr, rustle, tootle, clutter, roar, drone, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate, bombilate [rare].
hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; tick, beat.
DRUM IN THE EAR, din in the ear.
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| ADJECTIVE: | ROLLING, &c. v.; monotonous (repeated) [See Repetition]; like a bee in a bottle.
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| QUOTATION: | The double double double beat Of the thundering drum.—Dryden |
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