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rataplan
[ rat-uh-plan ]
noun
- a sound of or as of the beating of a drum.
verb (used without object)
- to produce such a sound.
rataplan
/ ˌrætəˈplæn /
noun
- a drumming sound
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Example Sentences
It's much too fine, really, to go anywhere except to the Rataplan and play golf.
A little drummer boy was marching at the head of a procession, gaily rolling his rataplan.
Of course, I sprang from Rataplan's back and ordered the groom to lead him back into the stables.
The old horse, Rataplan, knew me so well that he had started off before ever I gave the first shake to the bridle.
Rataplan, rat-a-plong′, n. the sound or rattle of the military drum, a tattoo.
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