drumfire
/ˈdrʌmˌfaɪər/
noun
- Continuous, heavy artillery or gunfire that sounds like the beating of a drum.
- The soldiers endured hours of drumfire before the enemy advanced.
- The drumfire was so intense that it shook the ground beneath their feet.
- From the trench, they could hear the constant drumfire in the distance.
- A rapid, continuous series of questions, criticisms, or other verbal attacks.
- After the scandal, there was a drumfire of criticism on social media.
- The politician faced a drumfire of questions from the reporters.
- The teacher's drumfire of corrections made the student feel overwhelmed.