- a variation of rat-a-tat.
rat-a-tat-tat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mulaney’s rat-a-tat-tat delivery demanded you keep up with his thought process.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
After a brief chat and a few moments of focused rat-a-tat-tat, they leave with a piece of personalized art.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Best case: Sorkin translates his rat-a-tat-tat writing style into kinetic filmmaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2017
Cuthbert’s time on “Happy Endings” serves her well enough, and Zano amiably keeps up his end of the garden variety rat-a-tat-tat dialogue.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2015
“Attaboy, Sonny,” I heard Mom call above the rat-a-tat-tat of my drum.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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