Synonyms and related words :
barrage, beat, beating, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, flutter, palpitation, patter, pitapat, pitter-patter, pound, pounding, pulsation, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, roll, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, spatter, splutter, sputter, staccato, tat-tat, tattoo, throb, throbbing, thrum, thumping, tom-tom