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.