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Rat-a-tat-tat (Noun)

Meaning

A series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door).

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Examples

  • The drummer's fingers moved swiftly over the snare drum, producing a rapid rat-a-tat-tat that energized the crowd.
  • The sound of rat-a-tat-tat on the door made me jump, and I hesitated for a moment before answering.
  • In the military drill, the sergeant shouted "left, right, left" as the recruits marched to a rat-a-tat-tat rhythm.
  • The knocking on the wall was a familiar rat-a-tat-tat that signaled my sibling wanted to communicate with me.
  • The action movie's intense scene was punctuated by a staccato rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire that sent the actors diving for cover.

Synonyms

  • Rat-a-tat
  • Rat-tat
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