Ratatat

noun

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Noun

1
A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
"A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat."

Synonyms

Example

"A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat."

Etymology

imitative.

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