What does "rataplan" mean?

A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

What is a synonym for "rataplan"?

Common synonyms include: barrage, beat, beating, drum, drumbeat, drumming.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.
2
the sound made by beating a drum wordnet

Verb

From French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.