rub-a-dub

1. 1.

   the sound made by beating a drum

   Synonymsrataplandrumbeat

   Broadersound

Questions about rub-a-dub

What does rub-a-dub mean?

rub-a-dub means "the sound made by beating a drum".

How many syllables are in rub-a-dub?

rub-a-dub has 3 syllables and divides as ru-b-a--dub under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rub-a-dub?

Close synonyms include rataplan, drumbeat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.