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    rat-tat
    /ˌratˈtat/

    noun

    • 1. a rapping sound (used especially in reference to a sequence of knocks on a door or the sound of gunfire): "there was a loud rat-tat on the heavy door"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rat-a-tatRat-a-tat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jan 8, 2024 · The meaning of RAT-A-TAT is a rapid succession of knocking, tapping, or cracking sounds. How to use rat-a-tat in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAT-A-TAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use rat-a-tat to represent a series of sharp, repeated sounds, for example the sound of someone knocking at a door. ...the rat-a-tat at the door. ...the rat-a-tat of machine guns.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rat-a-tatRAT-A-TAT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rat-a-tat definition: a sound of knocking or rapping. See examples of RAT-A-TAT used in a sentence.

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rat-tatRat-tat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. (ˈ)ra (t)¦tat, usually -tat+V. variants or less commonly rat-tat-tat. ˌratəˈtat, usually -tat+V. or rattattoo. ˌ⸗⸗ˈtü. plural -s. : rat-a-tat. Word History. Etymology. imitative. Love words?

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › rat-tat_nrat-tat, n., int., & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    rat-tat is an imitative or expressive formation.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › rat-a-tatrat-a-tat - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of rat-a-tat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › rat-a-tatrat-a-tat - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    noun. /ˌræt̮ ə ˈtæt/. (also rat-a-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat) [singular] a series of short loud sounds like those made by knocking on a door or shooting bullets one after the other quickly the rat-a-tat-tat of drums.