Rat-a-tat

Synonyms for "rat-a-tat" (35 found)

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barrage beat beating drum drumbeat drumming flutter

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heartbeat heartthrob palpitation paradiddle patter pitapat pitter patter pound pounding pulsation pulse

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Noun(2 words)

rat-a-tat-tat rat-tat

rhythm roll ruff ruffle spatter splutter sputter staccato tattoo tempo throb throbbing thrum thumping tom tom

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tapping

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By longstanding, bipartisan tradition, decades of White House press secretaries have handed down a cheeky symbol of their job fielding rat-a-tat inquiries from feisty reporters: a flak jacket.

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